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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Montabaur plain flag]](../images/d/de-ww-04-mt0.gif)
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image by Ivan Sarajcic, 10 Sep 2010
According to sources below the associated municipality has no proper symbols, i.e. neither flag nor coat of arms. On flag days the town hall is hoisting Montabaur city flag, the VG-administration is hoisting the flags of Rheinland-Pfalz and Europe.
Sources: German WIKIPEDIA and additional phone call of Mrs. Gerlach from the VG-administration
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Jan 2012 / 3 May 2023
![[Boden municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ww-04-bd_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 15 Jan 2012
The blue banner is parted by a white wavy ascending diagonal, on upper hoist corner is a Marian crown proper, on lower fly a minuscule "m" Or
Meaning:
Crown and minuscule are alluding to St. Mary as local patron saint. The wavy line is a representation of the Ahrbach. All charges are taken from the arms.
Sources: German WIKIPEDIA and Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 15 Jan 2012 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown.
Jörg Majewski, 15 Jan 2012
![[Daubach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ww-04-da_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 15 Jan 2012
The arms are centred. The sheet is parted of green and white by a vertical wavy line. The green part is parted by two yellow lines in cross continuing the cross beams on arms.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 15 Jan 2012
Shield parted per pale wavy, at dexter Argent parted by a centred cross Gules, at sinister Vert an owl statant Or armed Gules on a branch Or.
Meaning:
The line of partition is a representation of the Gelbach, a local creek. The dexter half displays the arms of the Archbishopric of Trier, to which the village belonged until 1803. The owl is a canting element for the nickname of the villagers, used by the neighbouring villages. The green background is symbolising forest and nature.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown. The arms were approved on 14 April 1981.
Jörg Majewski, 15 Jan 2012
![[Eitelborn municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ww-04-ei_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 16 Jan 2012
It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 16 Jan 2012
Shield parted per pall reversed, above right Or three fleur-de-lis Gules ordered 2:1, above left Gules a castle Or, beneath Sable a well issuant Or.
Meaning:
The fleur-de-lis is taken from the arms of the Lords of Helfenstein, who built the Sporkenburg Castle. The upper sinister quarter displays the remains of the castle. The well is a representation of the local village well on the town hall square.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown.
Jörg Majewski, 16 Jan 2012
![[Gackenbach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ww-04-ga_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 17 Jan 2012
It is white banner with arms at the top and three embowed gyrons in the lower half meeting beneath the middle base point of the shield.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 17 Jan 2012
Shield parted linden twigged of three of Argent and Gules a knife Gules with arrowheads on the ends of the haft, in pale three linden leaves in triangle, mantled Vert, at dexter a sinister facing chaffinch statant Argent, at sinister a fess wavy Azure fimbriated Argent
Meaning:
Red and white are the tinctures of the Archbishopric of Trier, to which the village historically belonged. The green tincture is a representation of the surrounding forests. The number of leaves and their position is symbolising the unification of Gackenbach proper, Kirchähr and Dies. The tree is also a representation of the "linden of the deads", a natural monument in Gackenbach, being older than 1,000 years. The fess wavy is representing the latter and the creeks Gelbach, Daubach and Gackenbach. Knife and arrowheads are attributes of St. Bartholomew and St. Sebastian, local patron saints. The municipality is located in the so called chaffinch land, represented by the bird.
Source: Siegfried Heinze´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown.
Jörg Majewski, 17 Jan 2012
![[Girod municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ww-04-gd_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 18 Jan 2012
It is a vertical 5-stripes banner parted of red-yellow-white-blue-white with ratio approx. 3:3:1:1:1. The arms are shifted to top on the broad stripes. The fess wavy on shield is continued white at hoist and white-red-yellow-red at fly.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 18 Jan 2012
Shield parted per pale and by a bar wavy parted per barrulet wavy of Argent and Azure, above right Gules a key and a a sword in saltire superimposed by a scallop all Argent, beneath right Gules a descending staircase Argent, above left Or a millwheel Azure, beneath left Or a mattock´s blade Azure.
Meaning:
The tinctures red and white are those of the Archbishopric of Trier, the tinctures blue and golden are those of the Dukes of Nassau. Both had been former local rulers. The scallop is an attribute of St. James the Elder, patron saint of Girod. Key and sword are the attributes of St. Peter and St. Paul, patron saints of Kleinholbach. The barrulet wavy is a representation of the Eisenbach, a local creek. The millwheel with five spokes is symbolising the five already known watermills. The blade is a canting element. The stair case is symbolising the depletion of clay.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown.
Jörg Majewski, 18 Jan 2012
![[Görgeshausen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ww-04-gg_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 19 Jan 2012
It is a blue-yellow-blue vertical triband with centred arms and cotised white-red at the hoist and fly edges.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 19 Jan 2012
Shield Azure two escutcheons in pale; the upper quartered, 1st and 4th quarter Argent parted by a cross Gules, 2nd and 3rd quarter Argent a pale Azure; the lower Or semy of billets Azure a lion rampant Azure armed and tongued Gules; flanches Or both charged with a fruited linden twig Vert with two leaves.
Meaning:
The twigs are symbolising the lindens surrounding the local church. The centre is a representation of an old borderstone and displays above extended arms of the Archbishopric of Trier and below those of the Counts of Nassau-Dietz in counterchanged tinctures.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown.
Jörg Majewski, 19 Jan 2012
![[Großholbach municipal bnner]](../images/d/de-ww-04-gh_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 20 Jan 2012
It is a green-white vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 20 Jan 2012
Shield parted per bend sinister wavy, above right Argent an oak twig Vert with three acorns Gules, beneath left a sword Or in bend sinister.
Meaning:
The line of partition is a representation of the name giving Holbach, a creek. The twig is representing Bildches Eich, a memorial to St. Mary. The sword is an attribute of St. Sebastian, the local patron saint. The green colour is symbolising forestal riches.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown. The arms are in use since 1984.
Jörg Majewski, 20 Jan 2012
![[Heilberscheid municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ww-04-he_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 21 Jan 2012
It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 21 Jan 2012
Shield Argent a pale Gules charged with a praying Madonna dressed Or and a black chapel with port and windows Argent in base in front of her, on each flanch a hornbeam twig Vert.
Meaning:
The twigs are representing the local groves of hornbeams. The Madonna and chapel are alluding to a cave, where a sacred image of her is placed together with a model of the local chapel.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown.
Jörg Majewski, 21 Jan 2012
![[Heiligenroth municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ww-04-hl_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 22 Jan 2012
It is a red-white horizontal bicolour with wavy line of partition and arms in the midddle of the upper half.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 22 Jan 2012
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Argent a fortified tower Gules, at sinister Azure a lion rampant Or.
Meaning:
The sinister side displays a differentiation of the family arms of the Nassau kin, which ruled the village between 1802 and 1866. The tower on dexter side still exists. Originally standing alone it became the belfry of the local church in 1782.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown. The arms were approved on 21 March 1981.
Jörg Majewski, 22 Jan 2012
![[Holler municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ww-04-ho_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 23 Jan 2012
It is a horizontal 11-stripes banner parted of green-white-blue-white-green-white-green-white-blue-white-green with ratio of stripes 10:5:10:5:10:110:10:5:10:5:10. The broad stripe in the middle is parted by an ascending blue wavy diagonal. The arms are in centre.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 23 Jan 2012
Shield parted by a bend sinister wavy Or, above right Azure semy of billets Or a lion rampant Or armed and tongued Gules and holding an inescutcheon Argent parted by a cross Gules by his forepaws, beneath left Vert a sinister facing wyvern couchant Or armed and tongued Gules under a sword reversed Or hafted Gules in pale.
Meaning:
The wavy bend is symbolising riches of water and former watermills. Inescutcheon and lion are alluding to the Archbishopric of Trier, former local ruler, and its successors, the Dukes of Nassau. The seven billets are symbolising the seven hamlets belonging to the local parish. The green colour is symbolising the importance of agriculture. Wyvern and sword are attributes of St. Margareth, the local patron saint.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown.
Jörg Majewski, 23 Jan 2012
![[Horbach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ww-04-hb_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Jan 2012
It is a red-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 24 Jan 2012
Shield Gules a bend wavy Argent, above left a chaffinch trippant Or, beneath right a fleur-de-lis of the same.
Meaning:
The tinctures red and silver are those of the Archbishopric of Trier, to which the village historically belonged. The municipality is located in the so called chaffinch land, represented by the bird. The fleur-de-lis here is alluding to the local swamps. The bend wavy is symbolising the tributary waters of the name giving Horbach. The fountain of this creek is in the municipality.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown.
Jörg Majewski, 24 Jan 2012
![[Hübingen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ww-04-hu_.gif)
3:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Jan 2012
It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source:
Jörg Majewski, 24 Jan 2012
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Argent a linden twig Gules and a grain sheaf of the same, at sinister Vert a linden twig Or and a chaffinch statant of the same, in base a barrulet wavy parted per pale of Gules and Or.
Meaning:
The twigs are attributes of St. Wendelin, the local patron saint. The sheaf is symbolising agriculture. The tinctures red and silver are those of the Archbishopric of Trier, to which the village historically belonged. The municipality is located in the so called chaffinch land, represented by the bird. The barrulet wavy is a representation of Gelbach and Hohentalbach, two creeks surrounding the municipality.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown.
Jörg Majewski, 24 Jan 2012
![[Kadenbach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ww-04-kb_.gif)
3:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 26 Jan 2012
The red banner is parted by a white cross shifted to hoist and top. The arms are in canton that way that the cross beams are continued by those on the shield.
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 26 Jan 2012
Shield Argent parted by a cross patty Sable, charged with a Latin cross Gules fimbriated Argent, on sinister chief an eagle´s head Sable armed Gules.
Meaning:
The black cross and the eagle´s head are alluding to the fact that the village was a possession of the Koblenz Commandery of the Teutonic Order for nearly 600 years. The red cross is alluding to the Archbishopric of Trier. Archbishop Theoderich II of Trier donated the local hospital and surrounding estates to the order in 1216.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown.
Jörg Majewski, 26 Jan 2012
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