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klaus-michael schneider
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![[VG Thaleischweiler-Wallhalben flag]](../images/d/de-ps-05.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
![[Obernheim-Kirchenarnbach municipal municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-05-ok.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
It is a green-red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
![[Obernheim-Kirchenarnbach municipal municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-05-ok_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
It is a green-red vertical bicolour with arms shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
Shield parted per pale; at dexter Gules a a shield Sable, charged with five balls Argent in quincunx and crested by a helmet Argent, crested by a swan Or armed Sable with three rooster feathers of the same; at sinister Vert a belfry Argent with half timber Sable and roof Gules topped by a crosslet Or.
Meaning:
The dexter half displays the greater arms of the Lords of Sickingen, who ruled both villages until 1790. The sinister half displays the old church of Kirchenarnbach, which was destroyed in 1898.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
The date of approval of flag and banner is unknown. The arms were approved on 11 January 1960.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
![[Petersberg municipal municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-05-pe.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 14 Sep 2011
It is a blue-white-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1 and centred arms in the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 14 Sep 2011
![[Petersberg municipal municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-05-pe_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 14 Sep 2011
It is a blue-white-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1 and arms shifted to top in the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 14 Sep 2011
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Gules on top of triplemount issuant Vert a key Or in pale, at sinister Azure a griffin rampant Argent armed and tongued Or.
Meaning:
The dexter half is canting and displays a mount (German: Berg) and a key as attribute of St. Peter. The griffin is taken from the city arms of Rodalben, to which the village belonged until 1955.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 26 February 1981. The arms were approved on 7 November 1957.
Jörg Majewski, 14 Sep 2011
![[Reifenberg municipal municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-05-re.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 15 Sep 2011
It is a blue-white-blue 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, 15 Sep 2011
![[Reifenberg municipal municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-05-re_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 15 Sep 2011
It is a blue-white-blue 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, 15 Sep 2011
Shield lozengy of Argent and Azure; mantled, at dexter Gules a sinister facing lion rampant Argent armed and tongued Azure, at sinister Sable a lion rampant Or armed and tongued Gules.
Meaning:
The village was a possession of the Counts of Homburg until 1447, represented by the upper right quarter. The golden lion is taken from the arms of the Dukes of the Pfalz-Zweibrücken, who succeeded the counts. The lozenges are taken from the family arms of the Wittelsbach kin.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 24 January 1989. The arms were approved on 4 May 1964.
Jörg Majewski, 15 Sep 2011
![[Rieschweiler-Mühlbach municipal municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-05-rm.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 16 Sep 2011
It is a yellow-red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 16 Sep 2011
![[Rieschweiler-Mühlbach municipal municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-05_rm.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 16 Sep 2011
It is a yellow-red vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 16 Sep 2011
Shield parted per pale; at dexter Argent a bar wavy Gules, accompanied on chief by a minuscule "m" and on base by a millstone Gules with milrind Argent; at sinister Sable a lion rampant Or crowned, armed and tongued Gules.
Meaning:
The lion is that one of the Dukes of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, as the village of Rieschweiler had been the seat of a governor of the duchy until 1793. The minuscule stands for Madonna, taken from the arms of the Cistercian Wörschweiler Monastery, which owned possessions in the region. The red bar and the torteau are derived from the arms of the Counts of Saarwerden, who also owned some possessions in medieval times. The bar was made wavy as a canting symbol of the name giving creek (German: Bach) of Mühlbach. The torteau was changed to a millstone as a canting symbol for the latter.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 27 December 1988. The arms were approved on 3 April 1980.
Jörg Majewski, 16 Sep 2011
![[Schmitshausen municipal municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-05-sh.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 Oct 2011
The flag is quartered of white and blue with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 3 Oct 2011
![[Schmitshausen municipal municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-05-sh_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 Oct 2011
The banner is off-centred quartered of white and blue with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 3 Oct 2011
Shield Azure a horseshoe Argent surrounding a heraldic rose of the same seeded Azure.
Meaning:
The horseshoe is alluding to the name of the village, which can be translated as "village of smithies". One of the oldest houses in the village historically also was a smithy. The rose is alluding to the cultivation of roses in the village. The tinctures are those of the Counts of Leiningen, former local rulers.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 31 March 1988. The arms were approved on 2 June 1981.
Jörg Majewski, 3 Oct 2011
![[Thaleischweiler-Fröschen municipal municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-05-tf.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 17 Sep 2011
It is a yellow-red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 17 Sep 2011
![[Thaleischweiler-Fröschen municipal municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-05_tf.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 17 Sep 2011
It is a yellow-red vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 17 Sep 2011
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Azure an eagle Argent armed Gules, at sinister Or above three chevrons Gules and beneath a frog couchant Vert.
Meaning:
The eagle is representing the former municipality of Thaleischweiler, frog and chevrons the former municipality of Thalfröschen. The former was ruled by the Counts of Leiningen, the latter by the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg. The frog (German: Frosch) is a canting element.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 29 September 1986. The arms were approved on 29 May 1970.
Jörg Majewski, 17 Sep 2011
![[Winterbach in Pfalz municipal municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-05-wp.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
It is a black-red-golden horizontal tricolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
![[Winterbach in Pfalz municipal municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-05-wp_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
It is a black-red-golden vertical tricolour with arms shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski,
Shield Argent parted by a fess wavy Azure, superimposing a lion rampant Gules armed and tongued Azure.
Meaning:
The lion is taken from the arms of the Dukes of the Pfalz-Zweibrücken, but instead of gold on black, shown as red on silver. The wavy bar is a canting element, symbolising the name giving creek (German: Bach).
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
Flag and banner are in use without approval. The arms were approved on 11 March 1971.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 May 2023
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