City of Beckum (Germany)

Stadt Beckum, Kreis Warendorf, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2012-07-31 by klaus-michael schneider
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City of Beckum

Description of flag:
The flags ratio is 3:5. It is a red over white horizontal bicolour.
It is understood that red and white are the city's traditional colours.
Sources: Stadler 1972, p.22. and Veddeler 2003, p.95
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jul 2007

Banner

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jun 2010

Description of banner:
It is a red - white vertical bicolour.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.342
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jun 2010

Flag, banner were approved by Regierungspräsident Münster on 26 March 1976 but used even earlier.

Borough of Neubeckum

3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jul 2011

Introduction:
On 1 April 1899 apart of the municipality of Ennigerloh it was outsourced as a new municipality called Neubeckum. Neubeckum was the area around Beckum station of Köln-Minden Railway Company. The municipality was incorporated into the city of Beckum in 1975.

Description of flag:
The flags ratio is 3:5. It was a white over red horizontal bicolour. The colurs are those of the city of Beckum inverted.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.72
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jul 2011

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