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![[VG Altenglan]](../images/d/de-kp-02-06.gif) 2:3  image by Jörg Majewski, 6 Aug 2010
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![[VG Wolfstein flag]](../images/d/de-kp-02-07.gif) 2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 26 Aug 2010
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![[Kappeln municipal banner]](../images/d/de-kp-02-ka_.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
It is a yellow banner with coat of arms under a plain green bannerhead.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Neue Flaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz" in "Der Flaggenkurier Nr.40/2014", pp.15-19
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Shield parted per bend sinister, above right Or a sinister facing lion salient Gules armed and tongued Azure, beneath left Vert a church Argent.
Meaning:
The lion is alluding to the rule of the Waldgraves and Rhinegraves. The church is a representation of the local St. Francis Xavier Church.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown. The arms were approved on 20 July 1964 by Minister of Interior of Rheinland-Pfalz.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
![[Kreimbach-Kaulbach municipal flag]](../images/d/de-kp-02-kk.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 2 Sep 2010
It is a white-red-white horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms on the red stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 2 Sep 2010
![[Kreimbach-Kaulbach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-kp-02-kk_.gif)
5:2 mage by Jörg Majewski, 2 Sep 2010
It is a white-red-white vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top on the red stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 2 Sep 2010
Shield parted per fess; above Argent, at dexter on top of a triplemount issuant Or a tower Gules masoned Sable with roof Azure and parapet Or, at sinister a wolf rampant issuant Gules; beneath parted per fess wavy, above Gules three balls Argent in fess, beneath Argent two crows Sable in fess.
Meaning:
Wolf, balls and line of partiton are taken from the former municipal arms of Kaulbach, tower and crows from those of Kreimbach. On the arms of the former the balls had been black on a white wavy bend sinister and had been canting there, meaning a "creek of balls". Balls are called "Kauls" in local language. The wolf is taken from a local village seal from the 18th century, where he is leaning on a rock. Wolf and rock probably are alluding to the former Wolfstein subcounty (German:Amt). The Roman watch tower is a representation of a former Roman castle in Kreimbach, which was named Heidenburg. The crows are canting, as the name of village means "creek of crows".
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023 2 Sep 2010
Flag and banner were approved on 12 February 1991. The arms were approved on 10 October 1983.
Jörg Majewski, 2 Sep 2010
![[Lauterecken city flag]](../images/d/de-kp-02-le.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 11 Aug 2010
It is a red-white-blue horizontal tricolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 11 Aug 2010
![[Lauterecken city banner]](../images/d/de-kp-02-le_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 11 Aug 2010
It is a red-white-blue vertical tricolour with arms on a white bannerhead.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 11 Aug 2010
Shield Argent a lion passant Azure armed and tongued Gules on top of an isosceles triangle reversed Gules, surrounding a smaller isoscles triangle Gules.
Meaning:
The oldest local court seal from the beginning of the 18th century already displayed as a local symbol a punning triangle, meaning "many corners" (German: lauter Ecken). They had been depicted as crest of the shield of the Princes of Pfalz-Zweibrücken with lion and lozenges. In 1841 King Ludwig I of Bayern granted arms with a red triangle on a black shield. Otto Hupp emended the arms and painted the red triangle on a silver shield. The 2nd triangle and the lion were added in 1961. The 2nd triangle ought to stress better the punning corners. The lion displays a differentiation of the family arms of the Counts of Veldenz, to which Lauterecken belonged since the 12th century. City rights were gained in the 14th century.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.42
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023 13 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 8 January 1962. The arms were approved on 20 May 1961 by Minister of Interior of Rheinland-Pfalz.
Jörg Majewski, 11 Aug 2010
![[Medard municipal banner]](../images/d/de-kp-02-md_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 12 Aug 2010
It is a yellow-blue vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 12 Aug 2010
Shield parted per bend sinister, above right Azure a church Or, beneath left Argent a sinister facing bishop statant with coat Azure, mitre, crozier and chalice Or.
Meaning:
Medard, formerly Sankt Medard was a royal dominion in times of the Franconian rule. The Franconian King Childebert II donated the village to the Bishopric of Verdun. Later it was possessed by the Benedictine Tholey Abbey. The Counts of Veldenz had been reeves of the abbey and later they ruled the village. They died out and were succeeded by the Dukes of Pfalz-Zweibrücken. The church in the upper half is a repsentation of the local church and also alluding to the bishopric as former local ruler. The tinctures blue and golden are those of the city of Verdun. The bishop is Bishop Medard of Soissons, name giver of the village. The tinctures silver and blue are those of the counts.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 28 July 1989. The arms were approved on 4 November 1984 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Neustadt.
Jörg Majewski, 12 Aug 2010
![[Nußbach municipal flag]](../images/d/de-kp-02-nu.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 Sep 2010
It is a green-yellow-green horizontal triband with stripes of equal width and centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 3 Sep 2010
![[Nußbach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-kp-02-nu_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 Sep 2010
It is a green-yellow-green vertical triband with stripes of equal width and arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 3 Sep 2010
Shield parted by a bendlet sinister wavy Argent, above right Gules a belfry Or, beneath left Vert a hazel twig Or with one leaf and two nuts.
Meaning:
The bendlet wavy and the twig together are canting, representing a creek (German: Bach) and a nut (German: Nuss). The belfry probably is a local landmark.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 22 December 1987. The arms were approved in 1985 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Neustadt.
Jörg Majewski, 3 Sep 2010
![[Oberweiler-Tiefenbach banner]](../images/d/de-kp-02-ot_.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 July 2023
It is a blue-yellow-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:5:1 and coat of arms shifted towards the top on the yellow stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 July 2023
Shield Or abased parted by a fess wavy Azure charged with sinister facing fish najant Argent, issuant from fess wavy a watermill wheel Sable, on dexter and sinister chiefpoint a soindle Gules.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 July 2023
The date of arpproval of the banner is unknown.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 July 2023
![[Odenbach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-kp-02-od_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 12 Aug 2010
It is a blue-white-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:5:1 and arms shifted to top on the white stripe.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 12 Aug 2010
Shield Vert covered with wreaths Sable and parted by an asymmetric pall wavy Argent.
Meaning:
The pall is a representation of the confluence of the name giving creek with the Glan River. The pattern was first depicted on a local court seal from 1490, which was in use until the French occupation of the area. The tinctures of the arms had been chosen long time ago by an imperial herald.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown. The arms were granted on 18 October 1853 by King Maximilian II of Bayern.
Jörg Majewski, 12 Aug 2010
![[Offenbach-Hundheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-kp-02-oh_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 13 Aug 2010
It is a blue vertical monocolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 13 Aug 2010
Shield Azure a bend wavy Argent, above left a 6-point star Or, beneath right a rose of the same.
Meaning:
Offenbach gained city rights granted in 1330 by Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian. The oldest city seals from the late 15th century already displayed the current pattern. The wavy bend is representing the name giving creek and is thus a canting element. The star most likely was a symbol of the local court. The meaning of the rose is unknown. The arms were adopted by Offenbach-Hundheim.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown. The arms were approved on 5 November 1976 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Neustadt.
Jörg Majewski, 13 Aug 2010
![[Reipoltskirchen municipal flag]](../images/d/de-kp-rk.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 4 Sep 2010
It is a green-white-green horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms on the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 4 Sep 2010
![[Reipoltskirchen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-kp-02-rk_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 4 Sep 2010
It is a green-white-green vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top on the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 4 Sep 2010
Shield parted per fess, above Azure a wheel Argent, beneath Vert an anchor reversed Argent surrounded by ten billets of the same.
Meaning:
Both symbols are based on the family arms of the Lords of Hohenfels-Reipoltskirchen. The Lords of Hohenfels used the wheel of the Lords of Bolanden, imperial commissionaires, since 1214. The lords changed there heraldic symbols completely in 1290 and used since then the reversed anchor with billets. At the end of the 14th century both symbols were united by the Reipoltskirchen branch.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 17 March 1998. The arms were approved in 1927 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Jörg Majewski, 4 Sep 2010
![[Rothselberg municipal flag]](../images/d/de-kp-02-ro.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 5 Sep 2010
It is a yellow-green-yellow horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms on the green stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 5 Sep 2010
![[Rothselberg municipal banner]](../images/d/de-kp-02-ro_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 5 Sep 2010
It is a yellow-green-yellow vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top on the green stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 5 Sep 2010
Shield Or with base Vert at sinister a wolf salient Sable and at dexter a rock Argent.
Meaning:
The arms are taken from the common seal of Kaulbach and Rothselberg. The meaning of the wolf is not known, but he probably refers to the former Wolfstein subcounty. The arms were coloured in the 19th century by Otto Hupp in Palatine tinctures. They were not changed in 1961.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 21 March 1990. The arms were approved on 8 August 1961.
Jörg Majewski, 5 Sep 2010
![[Rutsweiler an der Lauter municipal flag]](../images/d/de-kp-02-rl.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 6 Sep 2010
It is a black-yellow-black horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms on the yellow stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 6 Sep 2010
![[Rutsweiler an der Lauter municipal fbanner]](../images/d/de-kp-02-rl_.gif)
5:2 mage by Jörg Majewski, 6 Sep 2010
It is a black-yellow-black vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top on the yellow stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 6 Sep 2010
Shield Sable a church Or (seen from southeast).
Meaning:
The arms display a representation of the local Gothic church, called Zweikirche.
Sources: Debus 1988 and German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 16 July 1991.
Jörg Majewski, 6 Sep 2010
![[Wolfstein city flag]](../images/d/de-kp-02-wo.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 7 Sep 2010
It is a red-black horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 7 Sep 2010
![[Wolfstein city banner]](../images/d/de-kp-02-wo_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 7 Sep 2010
It is a red-black vertical bicolour with arms on a black bannerhead.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 7 Sep 2010
Shield Or a wolf rampant Sable armed and tongued Gules, holding a wolf trap Gules in pale by his forepaws, on sinister chief accompanied by three lozenges Gules ordered 2:1.
Meaning:
With the lozenges as representations of stones (German: Steine), the wolf and the wolf trap the arms are canting. Although city rights had been granted by King Rudolf of Habsburg in 1265, the existence of proper seals could not be proven before 1603. The seal displayed the current pattern. In 1841 King Ludwig I of Bayern granted city arms with a wolf in proper tincture , i.e. brown, on a blue shield with white lozenges, the Bavarian tinctures. The wolf trap was omitted in the arms. The city was not satisfied and still used the pattern of the old seal. The tinctures are those of the Palatine Counts of Rhine, former local rulers.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.65
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2023
Flag and banner were approved and the arms were confirmed on 19 June 1961.
Jörg Majewski, 7 Sep 2010
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