Werlte Comprehensive Municipality (Germany)

Samtgemeinde Werlte, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2017-09-02 by klaus-michael schneider
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Werlte Comprehensive Municipality (SG)

SG Werlte Flag

It is a banner of arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Aug 2017

Shield Gules, four grain ears Or in circle, in centre a cogwheel Or with five spokes.
Meaning:
The coghweel is taken from the arms of Werlte city. It is symbolising the city and the number of spokes is referring to the number of municipalities. The ears are symbolizing the other municipalities besides Werlte. The colours red and yellow are those of Corvey Abbey, to which the municipality belonged in the past.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Aug 2017

Municipalities without proper Flag

The following municipalities have no proper flag:
Lahn and Rastdorf
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Aug 2017

Lorup Municipality

Lorup Flag

It is a green-white-green horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:6:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the white stripe.
According to state archive hannover the flag was approved on 15 December 1982
Source: this online catalogue and
Jörg Majewski, 10 Nov 2007

Shield Vert, parted by a bend sinister of Gules and Or, in dexter chief a plough share Argent, in sinister base a 6-spokes wheel Argent.
Meaning:
The green colour is symbolising the municipalities name, which was registered in the roll of taxes of Corvey Abbey from the 9th century as "Ladorpe", meaning "settlement in the grove". Red and yellow had been the colours of Corvey Abbey. Plough share and wheel are representing agriculture and trade as main business lines.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Aug 2017

Vrees Municipality

Vrees Flag

It is a white flag with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Aug 2017

Shield parted by a bend sinister Azure, above Or an oak tree proper, beneath Gules charged with mitre, crozier and panisellium with inscription "SN", all Or.
Meaning:
The blue bend sinister is symbolising the name of the municipality, which was first mentioned as "Weres" in a dade issued by Emperor Otto the Great in 947. It means "swamp" or "stream", it is also symbolising Marka Creek, which had been the boundary of the village. The tree is symbolising the many local hillocks, covered with oak trees. It is also reminding on the former rulers, the Bishops of Münster and the Dukes of Arenberg, who used the Hümmling for hunting purposes. The other charges are attributes of St. Nicholas, the local patron saint, which is fairly unusual for a village far away from the sea. The colours red and yellow are the colours of the comprehensive municipality.
The draft of the arms was made on occasion of the 1050th birthday of the village in 1997.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Aug 2017

Werlte City

Werlte Flag

It is a banner of arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 11 Nov 2007

Shield parted per fess, above Gules a dolmen Or, beneath Or a cogwheel Gules.
Meaning:
The dolmen is symbolising the Hümmling region. The cogwheel is symbolising industries.
Banner and arms were approved on 18 April 1972.
Source: Hanns Fettweis: "Die Wappen der Städte, Gemeinden und Altkreise des Emslandes", 1989
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Aug 2017

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