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klaus-michael schneider
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![[VG Wörrstadt]](../images/d/de-az-06.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 23 Apr 2009
The flag is quartered of white and red with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 23 Apr 2009
![[VG Wörrstadt banner]](../images/d/de-az-06_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 23 Apr 2009
The banner is off-centred quartered of white and red with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski,
Shield quartered, 1st quarter Sable a gridiron Or supported at sinister by a lion rampant reguardant Argent armed and tongued Gules; 2nd quarter Argent a wine can Gules; 3rd quarter Argent a crozier Gules in bend flanked by two waxing crescents of the same; 4th quarter Sable a lion rampant Or crowned armed and tongued Gules, orle of 16 segment alternating of Argent and Gules.
Meaning:
The 4th quarter displays the lion of the Palatine Electorate, the 1st quarter is a differentiation of the city arms of Wörrstadt, the can in he 2nd quarter is derived from the arms of Gau Weinheim. The crescents in the 3rd quarter are taken from the arms of Saulgau. The crozier is alluding to the Archbishopric of Mainz. The orle is stressing the status of an associated municipalty.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 8 Apr 1983.
Jörg Majewski, 23 Apr 2009
![[Armsheim municipal flag]](../images/d/de-az-06-ar.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Jan 2009
It is a yellow-red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 24 Jan 2009
![[Armsheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-az-06-ar_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Jan 2009
It is a yellow-red vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 24 Jan 2009
Shield parted per fess; above Sable a demi-lion issuant Or, crowned, armed and tongued Gules; beneath Argent a naked bent arm Gules.
Meaning:
Armsheim held city rights and was strongly fortified. The city flourished in the 1st half of the 15th century. Two local seals from 1421 and 1429 displayed the current pattern. The upper half displays a differentiation of the arms of the Palatine Electorate. The lower half displays a canting arm. Sometimes a bunch of grapes was added. The arms are based on local seals. The tinctures were not known and were depicted variably. In 1504 Armsheim was downgraded to a market town.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.13
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 21 February 1994.
Jörg Majewski, 24 Jan 2009
![[Ensheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-az-06-en_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 25 Jan 2009
It is a red-white-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top in the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 25 Jan 2009
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Gules a crozier with scarf and a mattock both Argent in saltire, at sinister Argent a coronet Azure connected at its top with a cross trefly of the same, base in counterchanged tinctures at dexter charged with a fleur-de-lis Azure and at sinister with a winegrower´s knife Argent.
Meaning:
The village developed around the royal estate of Kronkreuz, represented by the canting coronet with cross. In 1299 the estate became a possession of the cathedral of St. Martin in Mainz, which us symbolised by the colours of the Archbishopric of Mainz, silver and red, also by the crozier of the archbishops. The fleur-de-lis is an attribute of St. Mary, patron saint of the Augustine Flonheim Monastery, which also owned estates in the village. Mattock and knife are symbolising the importance of agriculture and viticulture.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2023
The banner was approved on 24 March 2005. The arms were approved on 25 February 1985.
Jörg Majewski, 25 Jan 2009
![[Gabsheim municipal flag]](../images/d/de-az-06-ga.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 26 Jan 2009
It is a red-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 26 Jan 2009
![[Gabsheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-az-06-ga_.gif)
5:2 mage by Jörg Majewski, 26 Jan 2009
It is a red-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 26 Jan 2009
Shield parted per fess, above Argent three fleur-de-lis Azure in fess, beneath Gules a spade´s blade Argent in fess.
Meaning:
The basic tinctures are those of the Archbishopric of Mainz. The arms are based on a local court seal from 1507. The spade probably is a local symbol. The fleur-de-lis are alluding to the Chamberlains of Dalberg, local rulers until the end of the 18th century.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 2 February 2001.
Jörg Majewski, 26 Jan 2009
![[Gau-Weinheim municipal flag]](../images/d/de-az-06-gw.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 27 Jan 2009
It is a blue-red-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1 and centred arms in the red stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 27 Jan 2009
![[Gau-Weinheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-az-06-gw_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 27 Jan 2009
It is a blue-red-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1 and arms shifted to top in the red stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 27 Jan 2009
Shield Argent a wine can Azure flanked by two ladders Gules.
Meaning:
The arms are based on local court seals from 1536 and 1596. They depicted a tankard flanked by two grapevines. Those symbols as well as the current ones are alluding to viticulture as most important business line in present and past.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2023
Flag and bannerwere approved and the arms were confirmed on 19 November 2002. The arms were adopted in 1982 by the local council.
Jörg Majewski, 27 Jan 2009
![[Partenheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-az-06-pa_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 28 Jan 2009
It is a red-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 28 Jan 2009
Shield parted per pale; at dexter parted per fess, above Sable three piles reversed Argent, beneath Argent three piles Sable; at sinister Azure three lozenges Argent ordered 2:1, on middle fess point an inescutcheon Argent, charged with two axes Azure in saltire.
Meaning:
The dexter half is derived from the arms of the Lords von Wambold, the sinister half from those of the Lords von Wallbrunn. Both families ruled the village in historical times. The axes (German also: Parten) are canting and attributes of St. Matthew, the local patron saint.
Source: H. Knodt:"Hessisches Ortswappenbuch", vols.1+2, Glücksburg 1956
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2023
The banner was approved on 24 January 2006. The arms were approved in 1986.
Jörg Majewski, 28 Jan 2009
![[Saulheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-az-06-sa_.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 28 Jan 2009
It is a white vertical monocolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 28 Jan 2009
Shield Gules three waxing crescents Argent ordered 2:1.
Meaning:
The municipality was established on 7 June 1969 by a merger of Nieder Saulheim and Ober Saulheim. The arms are based on local court seals from 1570 and 1620. They were also depicted on a stone with an additional inscription "1571" in counterchanged tinctures. The stone was part of the tower of the destroyed church of St. Bartholomew and was moved to the town hall of Nieder Saulheim in 1855 . The crescents had been the arms of the Knights of Hund, whose family was divided into several branches, and thus the tinctures of the arms had been different. Their ancestral seat had been the Saulgau Estate.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.49
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2023
The banner is in use without approval. The arms had been those of Nieder saulgau until 1969. The date of approval is unkbown.
Jörg Majewski, 28 Jan 2009
![[Schornsheim municipal flag]](../images/d/de-az-06-sc.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 29 Jan 2009
It is a white-red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 29 Jan 2009
![[Schornsheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-az-06-sc_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 29 Jan 2009
It is a white-red vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 29 Jan 2009
Shield Argent on base Sable an embattled tower Gules masoned Sable, chief Sable charged with a crozier Or in fess.
Meaning:
The arms are based on the oldest known village seal from 1781, as the families of Dienheim, Wallbrunn, Wanscheid and Langwerth of Simmern ruled the village according to a common inheritance (German: Ganerbschaft). The tower is alluding to their rule. The crozier is an attribute of St. Lioba, a relative of St. Boniface. She founded the local nunnery in the 8th century.
Source: H. Knodt:"Hessisches Ortswappenbuch", vols.1+2, Glücksburg 1956
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 17 June 1997.
Jörg Majewski, 29 Jan 2009
![[Spiesheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-az-06-sp_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 30 Jan 2009
It is a red-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 30 Jan 2009
Shield parted per fess, above Azure semy of billets Or a fiddle Or at dexter and a lion rampant of the same crowned armed and tongued Gules at sinister, beneath Argent a sinister facing dog salient Gules at dexter and three horns of the same in pale at sinister.
Meaning:
The oldest known local seal from 1492 was in use until 1786. It displayed the local patron saint St. Stephen as supporter behind three shields. One shield with a lion displayed the arms of the Counts of Nassau, to which the area belonged at the time. Other sources say that the lion is taken from the arms of the Lords of Löwenstein, who held the right of patronage of the local parish church. The 2nd shield displayed the fiddle, which appeared on the arms of Cistercian Alzey Nunnery, which acted as vassal of the counts. It furthermore appeared on the city arms of Alzey and on the family arms of the Wilch kin, based in the city. The horns on the 3rd shield are taken from the arms of the Lords of Horneck. The origin of the dog is unknown. The current arms omitted the saint and combined the patterns of the three shields.
Source: H. Knodt:"Hessisches Ortswappenbuch", vols.1+2, Glücksburg 1956
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown. The arms were approved on 24 March 1986.
Jörg Majewski, 30 Jan 2009
![[Sulzheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-az-06-su_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2023
It is a black-yellow vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2023
Shield Azure a facetted cross patty Or, flanked by four scallops Argent.
Meaning:
The charges are attributes of the two local patron saints. The cross is that one of St. Philipp, the scallop is that one of St. James the Elder.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2023
The banner was approved on 21 April 2010.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2023
![[Udenheim municipal flag]](../images/d/de-az-06-ud.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 1 May 2009
It is red-white-red horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms in the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 1 May 2009
![[Udenheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-az-06-ud_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 1 May 2009
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,
It is red-white-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top in the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 1 May 2009
Shield Azure a bend Or parted by two chevrons Gules and flanked by two eagles Argent, chief Or a grapevine Azure.
Meaning:
The bend with chevrons is taken from the arms of the Lords of Udenheim. In 1380 Count Heinrich II of Sponheim appointed Peter of Udenheim as owner of the local estate. The eagle is derived from the arms of the Köth family from Wannscheid, who lived in the area. In 1590 Johann Friedrich Köth was buried in the local church. The grapevine is alluding to the importance of viticulture in the area.
Source: H. Knodt:"Hessisches Ortswappenbuch", vols.1+2, Glücksburg 1956
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 25 May 2000. The arms were approved in 1969.
Jörg Majewski, 1 May 2009
![[Vendersheim municipal flag]](../images/d/de-az-06-ve.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 2 May 2009
It is a yellow-red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 2 May 2009
![[Vendersheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-az-06-ve_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 2 May 2009
It is a yellow-red vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 2 May 2009
Shield parted per fess, above Gules a demi-lion issuant Or, beneath Or a cross patty Gules with an additonal pennant issuant from the upper sinister beam.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 4 March 1998.
Jörg Majewski, 2 May 2009
![[Wallertheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-az-wl-06_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 June 2023
It is a white-blue vertical bicolour with coat of arms shifted towards the top.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Neue Flaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz" in "Der Flaggenkurier Nr.40/2014", pp.15-19
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 June 2023
Shield parted per bend sinister, above right Azure a crozier Argent in bend sinister surrounded by beech branches of the same, beneath left Argent a trefoil Vert.
Meaning:
The crozier is alluding to the Cistercian Otterberg Abbey, which owned large estates in the village. The trefoil is either symbolising agriculture or is a local symbol.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 June 2023
The banner was approved on 30 October 2012.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 June 2023
![[Wörrstadt municipal flag]](../images/d/de-az-06-wr.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 May 2009
It is a red-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 3 May 2009
![[Wörrstadt municipal banner]](../images/d/de-az-06-wr_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 May 2009
It is a red-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 3 May 2009
Shield Sable a gridiron Or supported by two lions rampant reguardant Argent armed and tongued Gules.
Meaning:
Otto Hupp presented different arms, based on local court seals from the 16th and 17th century and a city seal from 1843. It displayed St. Lawrence, the local patron saint, nimbed and holding a book, a gridiron and a palm frond by his hands. The saint was replaced by his attribute, the gridiron. The supporting lions are taken from a printing plate from the 19th century. The lions are considered as symbols of the Waldgraves and Rheingraves.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.65
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 28 May 1982. The arms were approved on 1960 by Minister of Interior of Rheinland-Pfalz.
Jörg Majewski, 3 May 2009
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