Last modified: 2023-06-24 by 
klaus-michael schneider
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![[VG Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld flag]](../images/d/de-ak-01.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 15 June 2023
![[Kircheib municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ak-01-ki.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 June 2023
It is a red-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 June 2023
![[Kircheib municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ak-01-ki_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 June 2023
It is a red-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 June 2023
Shield parted per fess; above Argent parted by a pale wavy Azure, at dexter a church Sable, at sinister Argent a fess Gules; beneath Gules a double queued lion rampant guardant issuant Or, armed and tongued Azure.
Meaning:
The pale wavy is a representation of the Eipbach, a creek. The silhouette is a represention of the local church. The tinctures of this quarter are those of the Archbishopric of Köln. The red fess dispolays the arms of the Barons of Ütgenbach. The lower half displays a differentiation of the family arms of the Counts of Sayn.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2023
The date of approval of flag and banner is unknown. The arms were approved on 9 February 2010.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 June 2023
![[Mammelzen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ak-01-mz_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 6 Feb 2009
It is a white vertical monocolour with arms shifted to top and a blue pall reversed wavy continuing the white one on shield.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 6 Feb 2009
Shield parted by a pall reversed wavy Argent, above left and right Azure a linden Argent, beneath Gules a plough share Argent.
Meaning:
The three fields and the branches of the pall are symbolising the three former municipalities Mammelzen proper, Hüttenhofen and Reuffelbach and the three creeks Mäusbach, Sörther Bach and Reuffelbach. The red tincture belongs to the Counts of Sayn and the Counts of Sayn-Altenkirchen, the blue tincture to the Counts of Nassau, the white tincture to Preußen, all having been former local rulers. The lindens are symbolising the importance of forestry, the plough share the importance of agriculture.
Source: Siegfried Heinze´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2023
Flag, banner and arms were approved on 29 May 1995.
Jörg Majewski, 6 Feb 2009
![Niedersteinebach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ak-01-ns_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 6 Feb 2009
The shield is in the centre of the banner. The upper hoist corner is a white triangle charged with a green fleur-de-lis. The lower fly corner is a green triangle charged with a white fleur-de-lis. Between the triangles the sheet is divided by ascending diagonal lines alternating of green and white into five pieces.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 6 Feb 2009
Shield parted per pale wavy, at dexter Argent parted by a cross quartered of Sable and Gules and in centre charged with a fleur-de-lis Or, at sinister Vert a fess Argent in chief a bell of the same and in base hammer and mallet reversed in saltire of the same.
Meaning:
The village was first mentioned in 1250 in a charter of the Herford Imperial Abbey, a nunnery. The biggest part was ruled by the Archbishopric of Trier, a small part by the Archbishopric of Köln. The village was ruled by the Counts of Isenburg as a fiefdom of the former until 1664. The cross is a mixture of the arms of both archbishoprics. The fleur-de-lis is an attribute of St. Mary, patron saint of the nunnery. The silver fess is a differentiation of the arms of the counts. The line of partition is representing the creeks Huferbach and Lahrbach. The bell baptised in 1706 is all that remained from a local hermitage, which had been a parish church between 1740 and 1744. Hammer and mallet are symbolising ore mining, which ended in the 20th century. Thus the tools are displayed reversed. The green colour is symbolising forests and agriculture.
Source: Siegfried Heinze´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 27 November 2000.
Jörg Majewski, 6 Feb 2009
![[Obererbach (Westerwald) municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ak-01-oe_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 6 Feb 2009
The coat of arms is shifted to top and hoist. The sheet is parted by vertical lines white-black-white-red-white-red-white-red with ratio 1:9:1:1:1:1:1:1. Above from the shield the stripes are of equal width as follows: white-black-white-red-white-red-white-red-white-black-white-red-white-red-white-red.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 6 Feb 2009
Shield Gules chaussé Or an eagle in counterchanged tinctures.
Meaning:
The three parts of the shield are representing the settlement cores of Obererbach, Niedererbach and Hachsen. The eagle is taken from the arms of the Koberstein family, originated in Kobern upon Mosel. They probably built the local Koberstein Castle in 1358, today an estate. The tinctures are those of the Counts of Sayn-Altenburg.
Source: Siegfried Heinze´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 14 March 1996. The arms were approved on 21 September 1995.
Jörg Majewski, 6 Feb 2009
![[Pleckhausen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ak-01-ph_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 6 Feb 2009
The banner is off-centred quartered of white and red with arms shifted to top. The horizontal cross bar on shield is continued on both sides by a horizontal stripe in counterchanged tinctures.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 6 Feb 2009
Shield parted per fess; above parted per pale, at dexter Sable a heraldic rose Argent seeded and barbed Or, at sinister Or hammer and mallet Sable in saltire, beneath Argent parted by a cross Gules.
Meaning:
The lower half displays the arms of the Archbishopric of Trier, which acquired the village in 1664. The rose is taken from the personal arms of Berncot of Isenburg from 1408. Before 1664 the village belonged to the Counts of Nieder-Isenburg. The tools are symbolising ore mining, ironworks and a smelter.
Source: Siegfried Heinze´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 30 April 1996. The arms were approved on 6 October 1980.
Jörg Majewski, 6 Feb 2009
![[Rettersen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ak-01-rs_.gif)
2:1 image by Jörg Majewski, 6 Feb 2009
Rettersen flies a white flag – higher than wide, but not the usual Knatterfahne – bearing the arms.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD and report of Jan Mertens based on municipal webpage (obsolete photo-link)
Jan Mertens, 2 Dec 2006
![[Rettersen municipal coat of arms]](../images/d/de-ak-01-rs).gif)
Gules a bend sinister Argent, in chief a lion contourné and queue-fourché guardant Or, langued and armed Azure; in base a twig of oak showing four acorns and four leaves Or.
Meaning:
The place name "RETTERSEN" is surely not part of the arms but I get the distinct impression that it is placed on the flag exactly like the arms in our example! A further detail, the acorns and leaves represent the four villages making up the municipality i.e. Rettersen itself, Hahn, Roßberg, and Witthecke. And the lion alludes to the noble Sayn family, whereas the bend represents the old road traversing the village, now Bundesstraße 8.
Sources: Siegfried Heinze´s webpage and image sent by Jan Mertens on 2 December 2006
Jan Mertens, 2 Dec 2006
The banner is probably used without approval. The arms were approved on 23 May 2002 (charter) / 27 October 2002 (official approval by county president (Landrat)).
Jan Mertens, 2 Dec 2006
It is a red flag with arms shifted to hoist and parted by small white lines continuing the cross on shield and by a broad white horizontal line between shield and fly.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 15 June 2023
Shield Gules a heraldic rose Argent seeded and barbed Or; mantled Argent, at dexter parted by a cross Gules, at sinister charged with a pit lamp Sable with flame Or.
Meaning:
Willroth belonged to the County of Nieder-Isenburg, until it was acquired by the Archbishopric of Trier, symbolised by the red cross, in 1664. The pit lamp is symbolising ore mining in the past. The rose is an attribute of the "small St. Theresa", the local patron saint.
Source: Siegfried Heinze´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2023
The flag is in use unofficially. The arms were approved on 12 March 1980.
Jörg Majewski, 15 June 2023
![[Ziegenhain municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ak-01-zh.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,
The flag is divided by an ascending diagonal line, yellow in upper hoist charged with a green oak twig, red in lower fly charged with a white goat passant armed Or.
Source: municipal webpage of Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2023
![[Ziegenhain municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ak-01-zh_.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,
The banner is divided by an ascending diagonal line, yellow in upper hoist charged with a green oak twig, red in lower fly charged with a white goat passant armed Or. Flag and banner only differ in ratio.
Source: municipal webpage of Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2023
Shield Gules a goat passant Argent armed Or, issuant from base a mount Or charged with an oak twig Vert.
Meaning:
The goat (German: Ziege) is a canting element. Mount and twig are symbolising the location on a hill and the surrounding forests.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 5 March 2022. The arms were approved in 2013.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2023
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