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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Verbandsgemeinde Kirchheimbolanden]](../images/d/de-do-04.gif)
2:3 
image by Jörg Majewski, 10 Mar 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, 10 Mar 2010
![[Verbandsgemeinde Kirchheimbolanden banner]](../images/d/de-do-04_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 10 Mar 2010
It is a red-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 10 Mar 2010
d parted per fess; above Argent semy of billets Azure a demi-lion rampant issuant of the same, armed and tongued Gules, holding a 6-spokes wheel of the same by his forepaws; beneath Vert a boar passant Sable; orle of 14 pieces alternating of Argent and Sable.
Meaning:
The upper half is a differentiation of the arms of the Counts of Nassau, whose family arms displayed a golden complete lion on a blue shield semy of billets Or. Parts of the entity belonged to the Duchy of Nassau-Weilburg. The wheel is taken from the arms of the Lords of Bolanden, the first local rulers of the namesake city and name givers. The lower half is taken from the city arms.
Source: Siegfried Heinze´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 30 May 1988.
Jörg Majewski, 10 Mar 2010
![[Bennhausen municipal flag]](../images/d/de-do-04-be.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 11 Mar 2010
The flag is quartered of red and white with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 11 Mar 2010
![[Bennhausen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-do-04-be_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 11 Mar 2010
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,
The banner is off-centred quartered of red and white with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 11 Mar 2010
Shield parted per bend, above left Gules a 6-spokes wheel Argent, beneath right Argent a hind passant Gules in bend pierced by an arrow of the same.
Meaning:
The tinctures red and white and the wheel are symbolising that the village historically belonged to the Archbishopric of Mainz. The pierced hind is an attribute of St. Giles, patron saint of a local chapel.
Source: Siegfried Heinze´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 12 September 1990. The arms were approved on 9 November 1976 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Neustadt.
Jörg Majewski, 11 Mar 2010
![[Bischheim municipal flag]](../images/d/de-do-04-h.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 12 Mar 2010
It is a yellow-red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 12 Mar 2010
![[Bischheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-do-04-bh-.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 12 Mar 2010
It is a yellow-red vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 12 Mar 2010
Shield Azure semy of billets Or, a lion rampant of the same, armed and tongued Gules, holding a 6-spokes wheel Gules by his forepaws.
Meaning:
The wheel displays the arms of the Lords of Bolanden, the first local rulers. The lion is taken from the arms of one of the their successors, the Duchy of Nassau-Weilburg, to which the village belonged until 1797.
Source: Siegfried Heinze´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 4 June 1991. The arms were approved on 13 March 1931 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Jörg Majewski, 12 Mar 2010
![[Bolanden municipal flag]](../images/d/de-do-04-bo.gif)
5 :3 image by Jörg Majewski, 13 Mar 2010
It is a red-yellow-red horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 2:5:2 and centred arms in the central stripe.
Sources: Debus 1988 and State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 13 Mar 2010
![[Bolanden municipal banner]](../images/d/de-do-04-bo_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 13 Mar 2010
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,
Shield Azure a bend Argent charged with serifed initials Gules "B" and "L" separated by diamonds of the same, two 6-spokes wheels Or, one on sinister chief and the other on dexter base.
Meaning:
The arms are based on the local court seal, known since 1701. The wheel is taken from the family arms of Lords Bolanden, name givers of the village. The letters are the town "initials" of the village. The Bavarian colours were adopted in 1844. The Imperial Herald applied for arms with a plain white bend, but the arms were granted as such by the king anyway.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 7 September 1982. The arms were granted on 30 January 1844 by King Ludwig I of Bayern.
Jörg Majewski, 13 Mar 2010
![[Dannenfels municipal flag]](../images/d/de-do-04-da.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 14 Mar 2010
It is a yellow-green horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Sources: Debus 1988 and State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 14 Mar 2010
![[Dannenfels municipal banner]](../images/d/de-do-04-da_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 14 Mar 2010
It is a yellow-green vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Sources: Debus 1988 and State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 14 Mar 2010
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Azure semy of billets Or a sinister facing lion rampant Or armed and tongued Gules, at sinister Argent an eradicated fir Vert.
Meaning:
Dannenfels had been a possession of the Counts of Sponheim, who granted city rights in 1331 according to the pattern of Oppenheim. A local seal from 1658 had a circumscription still denoting Dannenfels a city, although it had lost its rights step by step, after the Counts of Nassau had acquired castle and city in 1393 as inheritors of Heinrich of Sponheim. The seal dispayed an uncrowned lion on a shield without billets. Since the 16th century the city belonged to the County of Nassau-Weilburg. The fir (German: Tanne) is canting element and was added in 1925 by Otto Hupp.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.22
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 16 April 1981. The arms were approved on 16 October 1925 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Jörg Majewski, 14 Mar 2010
![[Gauersheim municipal flag]](../images/d/de-do-04-gh.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 15 Mar 2010
It is a blue-white-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms in the central stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 15 Mar 2010
![[Gauersheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-do-04-gh_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 15 Mar 2010
It is a blue-white-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top in the central stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 15 Mar 2010
Shield Argent, St. Mary statant, dressed Gules, coated Argent and nimbed Or, holding baby Jesus Christ nimbed Or by her dexter arm and two escutcheons in fess by her sinister hand, the dexter one Argent a sinister facing lion rampant Gules, the sinister one Azure three lozenges Argent ordered 2:1.
Meaning:
The arms are based on a local court seal from 1779. Its pattern was already known by charters from 1541 and 1551. The prints displayed a human, which had been interpreted as St. James the Elder. The human on the seal itself displays however definitely St. Mary and child. St. Mary had been furthermore the local patron saint in times before the Protestant Reformation. The escutcheons were added on behalf of the citizens in 1928. They display the arms of the Oberstein family at dexter and of the Wallbronn family at sinister. Both families played an important role in the village.
Source: Siegfried Heinze´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 4 June 1991. The arms were approved on 1 June 1928 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Jörg Majewski, 15 Mar 2010
![[Ilbesheim municipal flag]](../images/d/de-do-04-ih.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 16 Mar 2010
It is a blue-yellow-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms in the central stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 16 Mar 2010
![[Ilbesheim municipal banner]](../images/d/de-do-04-ih_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 16 Mar 2010
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,
It is a blue-yellow-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top in the central stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 16 Mar 2010
Shield Azure an eradicated stalk of grain Or in pale, superimposed by two oak twigs in saltire of the same, each one having two leaves and one acorn.
Meaning:
The arms are based on a local seal from 1683. The former seal from 1622 displayed the stalk and one twig in saltire.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 12 February 1990. The arms were approved on 25 November 1937 by governor (Reichsstatthalter) in Bayern.
Jörg Majewski, 16 Mar 2010
![[Jakobsweiler municipal flag]](../images/d/de-do-04-ja.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 17 Mar 2010
It is a green-yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 17 Mar 2010
![[Jakobsweiler municipal banner]](../images/d/de-do-04-ja_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 17 Mar 2010
It is a green-yellow vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 17 Mar 2010
Shield parted per fess, above Or an oak branch Vert with four leaves and three acorns, beneath Vert a wyvern reguardant Or spitting fire Gules.
Meaning:
Three acorns had been symbols of the rule of the Counts of Falkenstein. The wyvern is based on a reconstruction of a local court seal. The wyvern is an attribute of St. Cyriacus, former patron saint of the village. The old name of the village had been Cyriaksweiler.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 17 April 1990. The arms were approved on 26 January 1976 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Neustadt.
Jörg Majewski, 17 Mar 2010
![[Kirchheimbolanden city flag]](../images/d/de-do-04-kc.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 18 Mar 2010
It is a black-white-green horizontal tricolour with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms in the central stripe.
Sources: Debus 1988 and State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 18 Mar 2010
![[Kirchheimbolanden city banner]](../images/d/de-do-04-kc_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 18 Mar 2010
It is a black-white-green vertical tricolour with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top in the central stripe.
Sources: Debus 1988 and State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 18 Mar 2010
Shield parted per fess, above chequered of Sable and Argent, beneath Vert a boar passant Sable.
Meaning:
Already the oldest local seal from the middle of the 14th century and later seals from the late 16th century and the 18th century displayed the current pattern. Based on a painting from 1732 in 1844 arms were granted with a shield crested by a simple helmet with golden scarves. The upper half displays the arms of the Hither Counts of Sponheim in erroneous tinctures. Those of the counts should be blue and yellow. The counts owned the village completely since 1280, and obtained city rights, granted in 1368 by Emperor Karl IV. The city was the favourite residence of the counts until 1393. The boar (German: Eber) is taken from the arms of the Counts of Eberstein, owners of Stauf Castle, which was later acquired by the Sponheim kin.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.38
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 26 November 1976. The arms were granted on 30 January 1844 by King Ludwig I of Bayern and confirmed on 18 June 1976 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Neustadt.
Jörg Majewski, 18 Mar 2010
![[Kriegsfeld municipal flag]](../images/d/de-do-04-kr.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 19 Mar 2010
It is a yellow-blue-yellow horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms in the central stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 19 Mar 2010
![[Kriegsfeld municipal banner]](../images/d/de-do-04-kr_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 19 Mar 2010
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,
It is a yellow-blue-yellow vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top in the central stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 19 Mar 2010
Shield Or a knight statant clad in armour Azure and holding a wreath Vert by his dexter hand.
Meaning:
The arms are based on a local court from 1622. The knight or warrior (German: Krieger) is punning. The wreath with thorns is of unknown origin, but has been described as wreath of misfortune (German: Pechkranz). The tinctures were chosen arbitrarily in 1926.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 4 December 1989. The arms were approved on 15 March 1926 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Jörg Majewski, 19 Mar 2010
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