Steinbach (Taunus) City (Germany)

Stadt Steinbach (Taunus), Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-13 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Steinbach (Taunus) City
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Steinbach (Taunus) City

Banner:
It is a blue-yellow-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:4:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the central stripe.
inhabitants 10,188
Hochtaunus County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
banner approved on 5 April 1973
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 17 June 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, a fountain Or, pouring water Argent into a surrounding barrel Or.
Meaning:
The arms were granted in 1964 and was newly devised, as no historical seals or arms were known. The arms display the local fountain. Formerly the water was collected in a large wooden barrel surrounding the fountain. This was a peculiar sight and the village was nicknamed "Steinbach in der Bütt", or "Steinbach in the barrel". The arms were designed shortly before their approval in 1964 and had no historical antetypes.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.85
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Apr 2017

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