![[Harz county flag]](../images/d/de-ht.gif)
3:5 image by Jens Pattke, 19 Aug 2007
Last modified: 2018-08-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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3:5 image by Jens Pattke, 19 Aug 2007
Harz is a county in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The county was established by merging the former counties of Halberstadt, Quedlinburg and Wernigerode as well as the city of Falkenstein (from the Aschersleben-Staßfurt County) as part of the administrative reform of 1 July 2007.
During the 1st meeting of the county council (Kreistag) of Harz County on 11 July 2007 new symbols were introduced by resolution KT I/0106 and became valid one day later.
Jens Pattke, 19 Aug 2007
It is a red over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Jens Pattke, 19 Aug 2007
![[Harz county vertical flag]](../images/d/de-ht_.gif)
8:3 image by Jens Pattke, 19 Aug 2007
It was a red-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted to the top.
![[Harz county coat of arms]](../images/d/de-st)hz.gif)
image by Jens Pattke, 19 Aug 2007
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Argent two trout rampant addorsed Gules, at sinister Gules two knives for credenza Argent hilted Gules in saltire.
Meaning:
The trout are taken from the family arms of the Counts of Wernigerode, who had been authorised by the church to evangelise the region. The fish due to tradition had been in the personal arms of St. Peter, who was a fisherman. The knives are taken from the arms of former Quedlinburg County, and are originated in the Imperial Collegiate Church of Quedlinburg. The basic colours are referring to the Bishopric of Halberstadt andHalberstadt County. Their arms had been also parted per pale into silver and red.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2018
Flags and arms were approved on 3 january 2008 by Minister of Interior of Saxony-Anhalt.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2018
![[Halberstadt County flag]](../images/d/de-ht-c1.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 20 Jan 2007
It was a plain white over red horizontal bicolour.
Source: E. Günther: "Wappen und Flaggen der Stadt- und Landkreise Sachsen-Anhalts, der ehemaligen Provinz Sachsen und des Landes Anhalt", 1996
Jörg Majewski, 20 Jan 2007
![[Halberstadt County vertical flag]](../images/d/de-ht-c1_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 20 Jan 2007
It was a plain white-red vertical bicolour and as such a banner of arms.
Jörg Majewski, 20 Jan 2007
![[Halberstadt County CoA]](../images/d/de-ht-c1).gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 20 Jan 2007
Shield parted per pale of Argent and Gules.
Meaning:
The arms had been those of the Bishopric of Halberstadt before.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2018
The arms were approved on 20 July 1995.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2018
![[Quedlinburg County flag]](../images/d/de-ht-c2.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 5 Jan 2007
It was a white over red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Jörg Majewski, 5 Jan 2007
![[Quedlinburg County vertical flag]](../images/d/de-ht-c2_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 5 Jan 2007
It was a white-red vertical bicolour with arms slightly shifted to the top.
Jörg Majewski, 5 Jan 2007
![[Quedlinburg County CoA]](../images/d/de-ht-c2).gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 5 Jan 2007
Shield mantled, above right Argent an antler Gules having four points, above left Gules two knives for credenza Argent hilted Gules in saltire, base barry of nine of Or and Sable.
Meaning:
The parts of the shield are representing the former rulers of the territory, the Counts of Regenstein (antler), the Imperial Collegiate Church of Quedlinburg (knives) and the Counts of Ballenstedt (bars).
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2018
The arms were approved on 25 September 1990 by Minister of Interior of Saxony-Anhalt.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2018
![[Wernigerode County flag]](../images/d/de-ht-c3.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 18 Jan 2007
It was a red over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
![[Wernigerode County vertical flag]](../images/d/de-ht-c3_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 18 Jan 2007
It was a red-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted to the top.
![[Wernigerode County CoA]](../images/d/de-ht-c3).gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 18 Jan 2007
Shield parted per pale of Argent and Gules, charged with two trout rampant in counterchanged colours.
Meaning:
The arms are a modification of the family arms of the Counts of Wernigerode.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2018
The arms were approved on 13 September 1939 and confirmed on 11 August 1995.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Aug 2018
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