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klaus-michael schneider
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![[VG Waldfischbach-Burgalben flag]](../images/d/de-ps-06.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 18 Sep 2011
The flag is quartered of yellow and blue with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 18 Sep 2011
![[VG Waldfischbach-Burgalben banner]](../images/d/de-ps-06_.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 18 Sep 2011
The banner is off-centred quartered of yellow and blue with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 18 Sep 2011
Shield abased parted per fess, above Sable five plates in quincunx at dexter and a lion rampant Or armed and tongued Gules at sinister, beneath Argent a fish Azure. Orle of eight segments, alternating of Or and Azure.
Meaning:
The plates are the family arms of the Lords of Sickingen, who ruled Hermersberg, Höheinöd and Horbach until 1791.The lion is taken from the arms of the Palatine Counts and Electors of Rhine, who ruled Heltersberg, Geiselberg, Steinalben, Schmalenberg and Waldfischbach until 1791. On base the fish is symbolising the creeks and rivers, rich of fish in that area as well as representing the seat of the administration in Waldfischbach, which means "fish creek in forest". The orle is symbolising the status of an associated municipality. Each segment is representing one of its eight municipalities.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2011
Flag and banner were approved on 29 September 1986. The arms were approved on 16 April 1981.
Jörg Majewski, 18 Sep 2011
![[Geiselberg municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-06-ge.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 19 Sep 2011
It is a green-yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 19 Sep 2011
![[Geiselberg municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-06-ge_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 19 Sep 2011
It is a green-yellow vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top..
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski,
Shield Sable, an eradicated beech Or on top of a mount issuant Vert charged with an initial "T" Or, flanked by two grain ears of the same.
Meaning:
The village was founded by monks from the Benedictine Hornbach Abbey in the 13th century. During the Protestant Reformation the monastery was secularised by the Palatine Electors. The black and gold tinctures are taken from their family arms. The village belonged to the electorate before the French Revolution. The ears are representing agriculture, the tree (usually named as oak) is symbolising the wealth in forests that dominate the area. The mount (German:Berg) is canting. The initial is representing the former village of Tiefenthal, out of which the current village developed.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 27 May 1987. The arms were approved on 5 March 1982.
Jörg Majewski, 19 Sep 2011
![[Heltersberg municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-06-hl.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 20 Sep 2011
The flag is quartered of white and black with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 20 Sep 2011
![[Heltersberg municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-06-hl_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 20 Sep 2011
The banner is off-centred quartered of white and black with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 20 Sep 2011
Shield Sable, at dexter a sinister facing lion rampant Or armed and tongued Gules, at sinister a fish haurient embowed Argent finned Or.
Meaning:
The village was mentioned first in 1272 and belonged to the Benedictine Hornbach Abbey. During the Protestant Reformation the monastery was secularised by the Palatine Electors. The arms are derived from old seals for Heltersberg and Waldfischbach, known since 1684, combining the Palatine lion, as Heltersberg belonged to the electorate until 1791, with a fish, a local symbol of both villages. In order to distinguish the arms of both villages in previous times on the arms of Heltersberg the lion touches the fish.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 23 February 1987. The arms were approved on 24 January 1949.
Jörg Majewski, 20 Sep 2011
![[Hermersberg municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-06-hm.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Sep 2011
It is a green-white-green 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, 24 Sep 2011
![[Hermersberg municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-06-hm_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Sep 2011
It is a green-white-green 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, 24 Sep 2011
Shield enhanced parted per fess, above Sable five plates in quincunx, beneath Or on top of a mount issuant Vert a deciduous tree of the same.
Meaning:
The upper part displays the family arms of the Lords of Sickingen, to which the village belonged until 1791. The other part is symbolising the large forests of the area as well as the rich fields of wheat, represented by the golden tincture.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 7 October 1986. The arms were approved on 23 September 1958.
Jörg Majewski, 24 Sep 2011
![[Höheinöd municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-06-hd.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Sep 2011
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, 24 Sep 2011
![[Höheinöd municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-06-hd_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Sep 2011
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, 24 Sep 2011
Shield quartered, 1st quarter Azure an eagle Argent armed Gules, 2nd quarter Or a lion rampant Gules armed and tongued Azure, 3rd quarter Or three chevrons Gules, 4th quarter Sable five plates in quincunx.
Meaning:
The village was ruled during the times of the Holy Roman Empire by four families, simultaneously and subsequently, that are represented in the arms as follows. The eagle is representing the Counts of Leiningen; the lion is representing the Dukes of Zweibrücken; the chevrons are representing the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg, and the plates the Lords of Sickingen.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 26 November 1985. The arms were approved on 12 February 1962.
Jörg Majewski, 24 Sep 2011
![[Horbach municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-06-ho.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 27 Sep 2011
It is a green-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 27 Sep 2011
![[Horbach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-06-ho_.gif)
5:2 image by
It is a green-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 27 Sep 2011
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Argent an oak twig in pale with four leaves and three acorns, at sinister Sable five plates in quincunx.
Meaning:
The arms are representing at dexter the rich oak forest of the region, and at sinister the family arms of the Lords of Sickingen, who ruled the village until the late 18th century.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 6 June 2005. The arms were approved on 10 May 1967.
Jörg Majewski, 27 Sep 2011
![[Schmalenberg municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-06-sm.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 27 Sep 2011
The flag is quartered of yellow and black with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski,
![[Schmalenberg municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-06-sm_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 27 Sep 2011
The banner is off-centred quartered of yellow and black with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 27 Sep 2011
Shield Or a church tower Sable with port and windows Argent; mantled Sable, at dexter an eradicated oak Or, at sinister a lion rampant Or armed and tongued Gules.
Meaning:
The tinctures of the arms are those of the Palatine Electorate. The tree is representing the large and valuable oak forests of the region, the lion is taken from the Palatine arms. The church is a representation of the tower of the local church from the 13th or 14th century, referring to the religious confession of the region.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 23 May 1995. The arms were approved on 4 August 1980.
Jörg Majewski, 27 Sep 2011
![[Steinalben municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-06-st.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 28 Sep 2011
It is a blue-white-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:4:1 and centred arms in the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 28 Sep 2011
![[Steinalben municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-06-st_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 28 Sep 2011
It is a blue-white-blue vrtical triband with ratio of stripes 1:4:1 and arms shifted to top in the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 28 Sep 2011
Shield parted by a bend wavy Argent, above left Sable a lion rampant Ot armed and tongued Gules, beneath right Azure a millwheel Or.
Meaning:
The blue tincture, the bend wavy and the millwheel are alluding to three former watermills alongside the local Moosalb creek. The upper sinister part displays the arms of the Palatine Counts of Rhine, former local rulers.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 19 August 1988. The arms were approved on 17 February 1982.
Jörg Majewski, 28 Sep 2011
![[Waldfischbach-Burgalben municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-06-wb.gif)
2:3 iimage by Jörg Majewski, 29 Sep 2011
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 Sep 2011
![[Waldfischbach-Burgalben municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-06-wb_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 29 Sep 2011
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 Sep 2011
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Sable a sinister facing fish haurient embowed Argent, at sinister Or a lion rampant Gules.
Meaning:
These arms were adopted after the merger of Waldfischbach and Burgalben in 1969, combining symbols from both municipal arms, the former represented by the fish and the latter represented by the lion. The basic tinctures golden and black are those of the arms of the Palatine Electorate.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 6 August 1982. The arms were approved on 11 August 1980.
Jörg Majewski, 29 Sep 2011
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