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Last modified: 2019-04-22 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: wittenberge | castle | towers(3) | eagle(red) |
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![[Wittenberge city flag]](../images/d/de-pg-wb.gif)
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image by Stefan Schwoon, 6 Apr 2001
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The flag is horizontally striped red-white with centred arms.
Source: Günther 1995
Stefan Schwoon, 6 Apr 2001
![[Wittenberge city banner]](../images/d/de-pg-wb_.gif)
image by Stefan Schwoon, 6 Apr 2001
The flag is vertically striped red-white with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Stefan Schwoon, 6 Apr 2001
Shield Argent, issuant from base a castle Gules masoned Sable with three towers, port Or and windows Sable, in chief an impending eagle Gules armed Or.
Meaning:
Wittenberge was called a city since 1264. The arms are likely based on older seals, but the oldest known seal dates from 1633. The arms display the city with the eagle of Brandenburg, as the city was a possession of Brandenburg since around 1300. Between 1892 and 1927, when the present arms were adopted, there was a goose on the central tower. This goose was taken from the arms of the Lords of Putlitz, who founded the castle in 1200, around which the city developed.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Apr 2019
The flag is adopted and in use since the 1930's.
Stefan Schwoon, 6 Apr 2001
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