Last modified: 2023-03-04 by 
klaus-michael schneider
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![[Verbandsgemeinde Adenau banner]](../images/d/de-aw-01_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 7 Jan 2009
![[Müllenbach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-aw-01-mb_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
It is a red vertical monocolour with arms shifted to top, cotised at hoist and fly and parted by a bendlet wavy sinister in counterchanged colours shifted to top and continuing the bendlet wavy on the arms.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
Shield enhanced parted by a bendlet sinister wavy Azure, above right Argent a watermill wheel Gules, beneath left Or a grain ear Gules, a lattice Gules and a crozier Gules in pale ordered per bend sinister.
Meaning:
The bendlet wavy and the wheel are canting, representing the name giving creek. Its name means "creek of (water) mills". The wheel is representing the watermills alongside the creek. The lattice is taken from the family arms of the Counts of Daun. The ear is an attribute of St. Dorothy and the crozier is the attribute of St. Servatius.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2023
The banner was approved on 15 March 1996.
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
![[Müsch municipal banner]](../images/d/de-aw-01-mu_.gif)
2:1 image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
It is a red vertical monocolour with arms slightly shifted to top and parted by a broad yellow horizontal line with annexed thin wavy lines of blue and yellow.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
Shield parted per fess; above Or a double-headed eagle Sable, armed and tongued Gules; beneath Or a bridge Gules with two arches charged with a bladed wheel Argent and issuant from two bars invected Azure.
Meaning:
The imperial eagle is referring to the Benedictine St. Maximin Imperial Abbey, to which the village historically belonged. Bridge and bars are representing the Ahr River and the local bridge. The wheel is an attribute of St. Catherine, patron saint of the local filial church.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2023
The banner was approved on 26 December 1996.
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
![[Nürburg municipal banner]](../images/d/de-aw-01-nr_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
It is a white monocolour with arms shifted to top and parted by thin red vertical lines at hoist and fly.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
Shield Gules semy of billets Or a lion rampant of the same.
Meaning:
The municipal arms are the family arms of the Counts of Nürburg.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2023
The banner was approved on 13 December 1994.
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
![[Nürburg municipal banner]](../images/d/de-aw-01-oh_.gif)
2:1 image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
It is a light lue vertical monocolour with arms shifted to top. Issuant from the bottom of the shield a white triangle reaching the bottom.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
Shield Argent, issuant from base a mount Gules charged with three blossoms of medlar Or seeded Azure and ordered 2:1, issuant from mount two double trunked deciduous trees Vert, in central chief an owl Sable caboshed.
Meaning:
The medlars on mount are a differentiation of the family arms of the Dukes of Arenberg. Mount and trees are symbolising the landscape. The owl is a canting element.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2023
The banner was approved on 27 August 2003.
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
![[Quiddelbach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-aw-01-qb_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
It is a banner of arms.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
Shield Gules parted by a chevronel wavy Argent, in base a lion rampant Argent surrounded by billets of the same, above right a crozier Or, above left a grain ear Or, both in pale.
Meaning:
Lion and billets are a differentiation of the family arms of the Counts of Nürburg, former local rulers, the crozier is referring to the Archbishopric of Köln and the ear is symbolising agriculture.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2023
The banner was approved on 24 March 1995.
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
![[Reifferscheid municipal flag]](../images/d/de-aw-01-rs.gif)
2:3 
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2023
It is a red-white-black horizontal tricolour with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms in the white stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2023
Shield parted by a centred cross Sable charged with a sword Or in pale, above right a wyvern Gules, above left a Greek crosslet of the same.
Meaning:
The black cross is taken from the arms of the Archbishopric of Köln.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2023
The flag is in use unofficially.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2023
![[Schuld municipal banner]](../images/d/de-aw-01-sd_.gif)
2:1 image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
It is a red monocolour with arms shifted to top and hoist, at fly parted by a white vertical stripe parted in its centre by a red vertical line, sheet also parted by a bend wavy in counterchanged tinctures continuing the bend wavy on the arms.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
Shield Or a bend wavy Azure charged with four plates, above left a Greek cross Sable, beneath right a fleur-de-lis Gules.
Meaning:
The blue bend wavy is a representation of the Ahr River, the plates are symbolising the four local subdistricts. The cross is a differentiation of the arms of the Archbishopric of Köln, to which the village historically belonged. The fleur-de-lis is an attribute of St. Mary, patron saint of a local pilgrimage chapel.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2023
The banner was approved on 13 December 1994.
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
![[Sierscheid municipal flag]](../images/d/de-aw-01-si.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
It is a green-red-green horizontal triband with centred arms on the red stripe, which is slightly broader, the green stripe above top is superimposed by two rectangular white triangles below at hoist and fly and a centred isosceles white triangle pointing downwards to the shield; the green stripe below is superimposed by two rectangular white triangles above at hoist and fly and a centred isosceles white trapezium issuant from and continuing the black triangle on the arms
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
![[Sierscheid municipal banner]](../images/d/de-aw-01-si_.gif)
3:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
The design is the same like that one of the flag but with different ratios.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
Shield Argent parted by a pile reversed Sable charged with a crozier issuant Argent, at dexter parted by a centred cross Sable, at sinister by a Maltese cross Gules.
Meaning:
Black cross and crozier are alluding to the Archbishopric of Köln, to which the area historically belonged. Others say the crozier is an attribute of St. Maternus, patron saint of a local chapel. The Maltese cross is alluding to the former commandery of the Order of St. John in Adenau.
Sources: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage, German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 29 September 1995.
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
![[Trierscheid municipal banner]](../images/d/de-aw-01-tr_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
It is a white vertical monocolour abased parted by a 7-fold pall wavy reversed of alternating blue and white stripes. A small coat of arms is placed on the centre of the pall.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
Shield Argent patrted by a pall wavy reversed Azure, on dexter chief three grain ears Gules in fan, on sinister chief a tau cross of the same.
Meaning:
The blue pall wavy is symbolising the confluence of the creeks Trierbach and Nohner Bach. The tau cross is the attribute of St. Anthony, patron saint of a local chapel. The ears are symbolising agriculture.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2023
The banner was approved on 18 July 1994 .
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
![[Wershofen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-aw-01-wh_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
It is a white vertical monocolour with arms shifted to top and a red-yellow-red triband at the fly with ratio of stripes 2:1:1 having one quarter of total width.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
Shield Gules three blossoms of medlar Or ordered 2:1, parted by seven houses Argent in chevron.
Meaning:
The medlars are taken from the arms of the Dukes of Arenberg. The houses are representing local settlement cores.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2023
The banner was approved on 18 March 1994.
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
![[Wiesemscheid proposed municipal banner]](../images/d/de-aw-01-ws!_.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2023
The proposed banner is a banner of arms.
Source: presse release of county 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2023
Shield parted per pale; at dexter parted per fess, above Or a double-headed eagle Sable, armed and tongued Gules, beneath Argent parted by a black cross; at sinister Gules an embattled tower Or.
Meaning:
The eagle is symbolising that the village belonged to the Benedictine St. Maximin Imperial Abbey in Trier, the black cross displays the arms of the Archbishopric of Köln, the tower is the attribute of St. Barbara, the local patron saint.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2023
The banner was never approved officially.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2023
![[Wimbach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-aw-01-wm_.gif)
2:1 image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
It is a green-white-red vertical tricolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
Shield abased parted per chevron; above Argent an impending Greek cross Sable, flanked by two attires issuant Gules; beneath Sable charged with hammer and mallet Or in saltire.
Meaning:
Attires and cross are attributes of St. Hubert, the local patron saint. The black cross is also alluding to the Archbishopric of Köln, to which the village historically belonged. Hammer and mallet are symbolising lead mining in the past.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2023
The banner was approved on 2 November 1994.
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2009
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