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Eberswalde City (Germany)

Stadt Eberswalde, Landkreis Barnim, Brandenburg

Last modified: 2020-02-04 by klaus-michael schneider
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[ flag] 3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 7 Apr 2001 and Jörg Majewski, 2 Feb 2020
  • Eberswalde City

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    Eberswalde City

    Introduction of Eberswalde

    Eberswalde is a city of 50,000 inhabitants in the northeast of Berlin. It is the capital of Barnim County. In 1970, the cities of Eberswalde and Finow were united under the name Eberswalde-Finow. Today the city is apparently called simply Eberswalde.
    Source: Günther 1995 (Erwin Günther: "Ostdeutsche Stadtflaggen (1): Land Brandenburg", in Der Flaggenkurier, no. 1, 1995).


    Stefan Schwoon, 7 Apr 2001

    Eberswalde Flag

    It is a black-white-green horizontal tricolour with centred arms.
    Source: this online catalogue
    Stefan Schwoon, 7 Apr 2001

    Eberswalde Banner

    [Eberswalde city banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 2 Feb 2020

    It is a black-white-green vertical tricolour with centred arms.
    Source: this online catalogue
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2020

    Eberswalde Coat of Arms

    Shield Argent, an eradicated oak Vert acorned Or, flanked by two boars statant addorsed Sable armed Or, in chief an impending eagle Gules armed Or with cloverstems Or upon his wings.
    Meaning:
    The eagle is symbolising that the city belonged to the Margraviate of Brandenburg. The boars (German: Eber) on the arms are canting and the oak is symbolising a wood (German: Wald) and is thus also canting.
    Source: Erwin Günther: "Wappen und Flaggen der Stadt- und Landkreise Brandenburgs und der ehemaligen Grenzmark Posen-Westpreußen", Erfurt 1998; pp.51-52
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2020

    Eberswalde-Finow City (1970 - 1993)

    Eberswalde-Finow Flag


    [Eberswalde-Finow city flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 2 Feb 2020

    It was a black-white-green horizontal tricolour with centred arms.
    Source: this online catalogue
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2020

    Eberswalde-Finow Banner

    [Eberswalde-Finow city banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 2 Feb 2020

    It was a black-white-green vertical tricolour with arms shifted to the top.
    Source: this online catalogue
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2020

    Eberswalde-Finow Coat of Arms

    Shield Argent, an eradicated oak Vert acorned Or, flanked by two boars statant addorsed Sable armed Or, the trunk superimposed by a watermill's wheel Gules.
    Meaning:
    The city was established on 20 March 1970 by a merger of the cities of Eberswalde and Finow. The city was renamed on 1 July 1993 and since had simply the name Eberswalde. The arms are basically those of Eberswalde without the red eagle. The millwheel was taken from the arms of former Finow City.
    Source: Bensing et alii 1984, pp.102-103
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2020

    Finow City (1928 - 1970)

    Finow Flag


    [Finow city flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2020

    It was a red-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
    Source: Erwin Günther: "Wappen und Flaggen der Stadt- und Landkreise Brandenburgs und der ehemaligen Grenzmark Posen-Westpreußen", Erfurt 1998; p.53
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2020

    Finow Banner

    [Finow city banner] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2020

    It was a red-white vertical bicolour with centred arms.
    Source: Erwin Günther: "Wappen und Flaggen der Stadt- und Landkreise Brandenburgs und der ehemaligen Grenzmark Posen-Westpreußen", Erfurt 1998; p.53
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2020

    Finow Car Pennant


    [Finow city mayor car pennant] speculative image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2020

    It was a red-white horizontal triangular pennant with arms shifted to the hoist. It was used by the mayor of the city.
    Source: Erwin Günther: "Wappen und Flaggen der Stadt- und Landkreise Brandenburgs und der ehemaligen Grenzmark Posen-Westpreußen", Erfurt 1998; p.53
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2020

    Coat of Arms

    Shield parted per pale, at dexter Argent a demi-millwheel Gules couped per pale, at sinister Gules a water tower Argent.
    Meaning:
    On 15 October 1928 the settlements of Eisenspalterei-Wolfswinkel and Messingwerk joined the village of Heegermühle. The new municipality was named Finow. Name giver was the namesake river. Finow gained city rights in 1935. The city was dissolved in 1970. The watermill's wheel is reminding on the Heegemühle, an old watermill and name giver of the city's predecessor, the village of Heegermühle. The water tower is representing the Hindenburg-Tower, which was built in Messingwerk during WW1. Name giver had been General Field Marshal Paul of Hindenburg (1847-1934), who gave permission to use his name in 1917. The tower is also a landmark in the Finow valley. According to source it is not sure, whether the flags were in use between 1945 and 1970.
    Source: Erwin Günther: "Wappen und Flaggen der Stadt- und Landkreise Brandenburgs und der ehemaligen Grenzmark Posen-Westpreußen", Erfurt 1998; pp.52-53
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2020

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