Last modified: 2023-07-29 by 
klaus-michael schneider
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![[VG Hunsrück-Mittelrhein flag]](../images/d/de-rk-01.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2023
![[Morshausen municipal flag]](../images/d/de-rk-01-mo.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 12 Dec 2010
It is a green-white horizontal bicolour with arms shifted to bottom. The line of partition is continuing that one of the shield.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 12 Dec 2010
![[Morshausen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-rk-01-mo_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 12 Dec 2010
It is a green-white horizontal bicolour with arms shifted to bottom. The line of partition is continuing that one of the shield.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 12 Dec 2010
Shield Argent a draw well Sable, base Vert charged with a bread Or.
Meaning:
The draw well had been built in the 15th century by a countess of Hungarian origin, who lived in the nearby Ehrenburg Castle. The well had the same style as the wells in the Puszta. The bread is a so called "Stutzwecken", which is served together with wine during Holy Week.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Feb 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 15 November 1995.
Jörg Majewski, 12 Dec 2010
![[Ney municipal banner]](../images/d/de-rk-01-ny_.gif)
27:12 image by Jörg Majewski, 12 Dec 2010
It is a horizontal white-blue bicolour with arms shifted to top and a narrow blue stripe at the top edge. The fess on the arms is continued by a blue horizontal line, the blue part of the base of the shield by a vertical white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 12 Dec 2010
Shield parted per fess, above Gules a fess Argent, beneath Azure chapé Argent charged with three 6-point stars in counterchanged tinctures.
Meaning:
The upper half displays the arms of the court district of Gallscheid. The lower half shows the arms of the Carmelites, full name: Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, which had many possessions in the municipality. The stars are thus attributes of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Feb 2023
The banner was approved on 13 May 1992.
Jörg Majewski, 12 Dec 2010
![[Niederburg municipal banner]](../images/d/de-rk-01-nb_.gif)
13:6 image by Jörg Majewski, 11 Feb 2011
The banner is green parted by a red pile fimbriated white with arms shifted to top in the pile, issuant from the bottom of the shield a smaller white pile. The common intersection point of the piles is under the lower edge of the banner.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 11 Feb 2011
Shield Argent, issuant from base a triplemount Vert, an impending embattled tower Gules with port and windows Argent, portcullis Sable charged with an inescutcheon Argent parted by a cross Gules.
Meaning:
The villages was founded as Niederenberg. During the War of Wesel between the Archbishopric of Trier and the city of Oberwesel the village was besieged and conquered on 9 October 1391 by Elector and Archbishop Werner III of Falkenstein and renamed to Niederburg. The village had special privileges in the 14th century and was mentioned as a city in 1414. Niederburg was walled and the fortifications existed until 1852. In 1434 Archbishop Raban of Helmstadt gave the city back to Oberwesel. It became an independent municipality in 1786. The mount probably is the name giving Niederenberg, the castle is representing the local fortifications. The inescutcheon displays the arms of the archbishopric.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Feb 2023
The banner was approved on 29 March 1996.
Jörg Majewski, 11 Feb 2011
![[Norath municipal flag]](../images/d/de-rk-01-no.gif)
1:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 13 Dec 2010
It is a red-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 13 Dec 2010
![[Norath municipal banner]](../images/d/de-rk-01-no_.gif)
2:1 image by Jörg Majewski, 13 Dec 2010
It is a red-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 13 Dec 2010
Shield parted per fess; above Argent a book Azure, charged with three balls Or ordered 2:1 and flanked by hammer and mallet, both Sable; beneath Gules three hunting horns Argent ordered 2:1.
Meaning:
Hammer and mallet are symbolising mining. Book and golden balls are attributes of St. Nicolas, the local patron saint. The lower arms are those of the Barons of Braunshorn, who ruled the village as a fiefdom of the Archbishopric of Trier.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Feb 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 12 November 2004.
Jörg Majewski, 13 Dec 2010
![[Oberwesel city banner]](../images/d/de-rk-01-ow_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 12 Feb 2011
It is a black-yellow vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 12 Feb 2011
Shield Or an eagle Sable, armed and tongued Gules.
Meaning:
In 1235 Oberwesel gained the status of a Free Imperial City. The existence of proper seals is proven since 1253. The 1st seal displayed a gate, flanked by embattled walls. The 2nd seal from 1268 was similar with additional buildings and a king with crown, sceptre and orb in the open gate. Since 1300 the court seal and later secret seals displayed the one-headed imperial eagle alone, sometimes flanked by stars. The arms are based on those seals. Although the city was impawned to the Archbishopric of Trier in 1312 and completely incorporated in 1391, the pattern with the imperial eagle remained.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.50
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Feb 2023
Banner and arms are traditional.
Jörg Majewski, 12 Feb 2011
![[Perscheid municipal banner]](../images/d/de-rk-01-pe_.gif)
27:12 image by Jörg Majewski, 13 Feb 2011
It is a red-white vertical bicolour, the cross beams on the arms are continued by white stripes at hoist, top and bottom.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 13 Feb 2011
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Argent parted by a centred cross Gules, at sinister Gules and attire Argent with four tips in pale.
Meaning:
The cross displays the arms of the Archbishopric of Trier, to which the village historically belonged. The attire is symbolising riches of deer or hunting.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Feb 2023
The banner was approved on 7 August 1996
Jörg Majewski, 13 Feb 2011
![[Pfalzfeld municipal banner]](../images/d/de-rk-01-pf_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 13 Dec 2010
It is a yellow-red-yellow vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:5:1 and centred arms in the red stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 13 Dec 2010
Shield Or an obelisk Gules.
Meaning:
The obelisk displays a creepers and heads of man having winged caps. It is a stele of Celtic origin from the 4th century BC and made of arenite. It was discovered in 1649. The tinctures are those of the Lower County of Katzenelnbogen, to which the village belonged until 1806.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Feb 2023
The banner was approved on 14 August 1991.
Jörg Majewski, 13 Dec 2010
![[Sankt Goar city flag]](../images/d/de-rk-01-sg.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 14 Feb 2011
It is a red-white-red 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, 14 Feb 2011
![[Sankt Goar city banner]](../images/d/de-rk-01-sg_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 14 Feb 2011
It is a red-white-red 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, 14 Feb 2011
Shield parted per fess; above Or a demi lion rampant guardant Gules, crowned, armed and tongued Azure; beneath Azure fretty Or and semy of fleur-de-lis of the same.
Meaning:
Since 1190 the Counts of Katzenelnbogen had been reeves of a local monastery, based on a hermitage of the name giving saint. Sankt Goar was first called a city in 1264. The current pattern of the arms already appeared on the oldest city seal from 1331. The upper half displays a differentiation of the family arms of the counts. Many villages in the county had arms semy of fleur-de-lis. The frets were added later as a distinguishing mark. The crown was added to the lion in the 16th century.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.56
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Feb 2023
Flag and banner were approved in 1966. The arms are traditional.
Jörg Majewski, 14 Feb 2011
![[Thörlingen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-rk-01-th_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2023
It is a yellow-red vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: DGF publication
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2023
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Gules a fess Argent, at sinister Or a chapel Sable.
Meaning:
The dexter half is stressing that the village belonged to the court district of Gallscheid. The cahpel is a representation of a local building.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Feb 2023
The banner was approved on 13 December 2010
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2023
![[Urbar municipal banner]](../images/d/de-rk-01-ur_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski,
It is a yellow vertical monocolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 15 Feb 2011
Shield aprted per pale, at dexter (slightly broader) Azure parted by a Latin demi-cross Gules fimbriated Or and couped per pale with a grapevine Or in base; at sinister parted per pale of Argent and Azure, the latter charged with a grain ear Or.
Meaning:
The red demi cross is a differentiation of the arms of the Archbishopric of Trier, the partition of blue-white-blue displays the family arms of the von der Leyen kin, who held special privileges in the village. The grapevine is symbolsing viticulture and the ear agriculture.
Source: municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Feb 2023
The banner was approved on 3 September 1999.
Jörg Majewski, 15 Feb 2011
![[Wiebelsheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-rk-01-wb_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 15 Feb 2011
It is a white-green-white vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:2:1 and a thin white line in the centre of the green stripe. The arms are shifted to bottom on the green stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 15 Feb 2011
Shield parted per fess, above Vert a dove statant Argent, beneath Or two keys Gules in saltire.
Meaning:
The keys probably are attributes of St. Peter, one of the two loccal patron saints.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Feb 2023
The banner was approved on 5 May 1992.
Jörg Majewski, 15 Feb 2011
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