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Liebenburg Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Liebenburg, Landkreis Goslar, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2017-09-07 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Liebenburg Municipality
• Introduction of Liebenburg Municipality
• Liebenburg Flag
• Liebenburg Banner
• Liebenburg Coat of Arms


• Dörnten Village
• Dörnten Flag
• Dörnten Banner
• Dörnten Coat of Arms


• Groß Döhren Village
• Groß Döhren Flag
• Groß Döhren Banner
• Groß Döhren Coat of Arms


• Klein Mahner Village
• Klein Mahner Flag
• Klein Mahner Coat of Arms


• Liebenburg Municipality (1960 - 1974)
• Liebenburg Village Flag
• Liebenburg Village Coat of Arms


• Othfresen Village
• Othfresen Flag
• Othfresen Coat of Arms

• County and Municipal Flags (Lower Saxony / Niedersachsen)
• Goslar County
• Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
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Liebenburg Municipality

Introduction of Liebenburg Municipality

inhabitants 9,344
coat of arms approved: 17 October 1960 according to Rabbow
flags approved: 31 May 1974 according to the Hannover state archive
Sources: Rabbow 2003 and Main State Archive Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 28 May 2007

According to Rabbow the flag from 1960 to 1974 was yellow-red instead of red-yellow.
M. Schmöger, 20 Oct 2007

Liebenburg Flag

It is a red over yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 28 May 2007

Liebenburg Banner

It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Sources: Rabbow 2003
Jörg Majewski, 28 May 2007

Shield Gules a castle Or, charged with a 10-fold rosette Gules.
Meaning:
The castle is not much more then an embattled tower, consisting finally of just four rectangles. It is symbolising Liebenburg castle, ercted by Bishop Siegfried II of Hildesheim as a stronghold against the Dukes of Braunschweig. The castle is name giver of the actual settlement and the current municipality as well. The rosette is symbolising the ten settlement cores of the municipality and their equipollency.
The arms were approved on 31 May 1974. The draft was made by Philipp Schmidt.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Dörnten Village

inhabitants: 1,475
flags and arms approved: 29 December 1960
Sources: Rabbow 2003 and Main State Archive Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 29 May 2007

Dörnten Flag

It is a yellow over green horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 29 May 2007

Dörnten Banner

It is a yellow-green vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Sources: Rabbow 2003 and Main State Archive Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 29 May 2007

Shield Vert, two heraldic roses Argent barbed and seeded Or and fixed on a thorny branch Or.
Sources: Rabbow 2003 and Main State Archive Hannover
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Groß Döhren Village

inhabitants: 1,134
flags and coat of arms approved on 12 October 1961
Sources: Rabbow 2003 and Main State Archive Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 30 May 2007

Groß Döhren Flag

It is a white-black-white horizontal triband with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 30 May 2007

Groß Döhren Banner

It is a white-black-white vertical triband. The coat of arms is shifted to the top..
Sources: Rabbow 2003 and Main State Archive Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 30 May 2007

Shield Argent, a modified pentagram Sable with two of its points ending in hammer and mallet.
Meaning:
Hammer and mallet are representing mining, especially the Fortuna pit, the main employer of the local people between 1868 and 1963. The pentagram is taken from a seal from 1307 of Bartold of Döhren, a patrician of Goslar, originated in Döhren.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Aug 2017

Klein Mahner Village

inhabitants: 372
flags and coat of arms approved on 9 February 1968 according to Rabbow
Sources: Rabbow 2003 and Main State Archive Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 31 May 2007

Klein Mahner Flag

It is a black over yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 31 May 2007

Klein Mahner Banner

It is a black-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top..
Sources: Rabbow 2003 and Main State Archive Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 31 May 2007

Shield Or, a three-legged and three-armed candlestick Sable.
Meaning:
The municipality took this sign from the coat of arms of the Mander kin (admonisher) as it is proven since 1330.
Sources: Rabbow 2003 and Main State Archive Hannover
Jörg Majewski and Lewis A. Nowitz, 31 May 2007

Liebenburg Municipality (1960 - 1974)

Liebenburg Village Flag

It is a red over yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Aug 2017

Liebenburg Banner (1960 - 1974)

It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Aug 2017

Shield Gules a castle Or, charged with three water lily leaves Gules in pale.
Meaning:
The castle's silhouette with the water lily leaves is reminding on Lievethe village, known since 1131, later on called Lewe. An even older settlement was finally name giver of the local castle. Lewe and Liebenburg existed side by side. And Lewe was united with Liebenburg in 1937.
The arms were approved on 17 October 1960. The draft was made by Philipp Schmidt.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Aug 2017

Othfresen Village

Othfresen Flag

It is a red over yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 1 June 2007

Othfresen Banner

It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Arnold Rabbow,"Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch",Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; State Archive Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 1 June 2007

Shield Gules, a horn Or fixed by three ribbons Argent.
Sources: Rabbow 2003 and Main State Archive Hannover
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Aug 2017

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