Hohenhameln Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Hohenhameln, Landkreis Peine, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2017-11-13 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Introduction of Hohenhameln
• Current Flag
• Banner
• Coat of Arms


• Clauen Village
• Clauen Flag
• Clauen Banner
• Clauen Coat of Arms


• Equord Village
• Equord Flag
• Equord Banner
• Equord Coat of Arms


• Mehrum Village
• Mehrum Flag
• Mehrum Banner
• Mehrum Coat of Arms


• Soßmar Village
• Soßmar Flag
• Soßmar Coat of Arms

• County and Municipal Flags (Lower Saxony / Niedersachsen)
• Peine County
• Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
• Germany

Introduction of Hohenhameln

inhabitants: 9116
coat of arms approved: unknown
flags approved: unknown
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
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Current Flag

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a red over yellow horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is slightly shifted to the hoist.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2017

Banner

Description of banner:
It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 July 2017

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
Shield Or, the tower of the local parish church, having a double spire topped by balls and crosses.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2017

Clauen Village

incorporated on 1 March 1974
coat of arms approved: 1964
flags approved: unknown
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2017

Clauen Flag

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a red-white-red horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the central stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2017

Clauen Banner

Description of banner:
It is a red-white-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:3:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the central stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 July 2017

Clauen Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
Shield Gules, a lion rampant Or, armed and tongued Azure, holding an elongated Greek cross Argent by his forepaws.
Meaning:
The lion probably is alluding to the Welfen kin. The whole ensemble is based on the weather vane of the local church, which had been on top of the roof until 1906. The arms were designed by Alfred Brecht.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2017

Equord Village

incorporated on 1 March 1974
coat of arms approved: unknown
flags approved: unknown
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2017

Equord Flag

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a blue-white-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 2:9:2. The coat of arms is in the middle of the central stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2017

Equord Banner

Description of banner:
It is a blue-white-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 2:9:2. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the central stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 July 2017

Equord Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
Shield Azure, a church Argent in baroque style, flanked in chief by two inescutcheons, at dexter Argent three labarums Gules ordered 2:1, at sinister Or an heraldic rose Gules, seeded Or and barbed Vert.
Meaning:
The church is local St. Markus Church, called by the local people "little St. Peter's Basilica", the size is 1/16 of the original in Rome. The inescutcheons display the family arms of the Von-Hammerstein kin (dexter) and the Von-Saldern kin (sinister).
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2017

Mehrum Village

incorporated on 1 March 1974
coat of arms approved: unknown
flags approved: unknown
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2017

Mehrum Flag

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a red over yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2017

Mehrum Banner

Description of banner:
It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 July 2017

Mehrum Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
Shield Or, issuant from base a mount Vert, charged with a bar wavy Argent, over all an urn Gules.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2017

Soßmar Village

incorporated on 1 March 1974
coat of arms approved: unknown
flags approved: unknown
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2017

Soßmar Flag

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a red-white-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 2:7:2. The coat of arms is in the central stripe slightly shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2017

Soßmar Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
Shield Gules, a mounted St.George, who is the local patron saint, Argent killing a dragon of the same.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2017

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