Erlensee Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Erlensee, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-13 by klaus-michael schneider
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Erlensee Municipality

Banner:
It is a yellow-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
administration seat: Rücklingen
inhabitants: 14,005
Main-Kinzig County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
banner in use since 1970
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 5 July 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale into Azure and Or with base wavy of five barrulets wavy in counterchanged and alternating colours, an alder twig with two leaves and six fruit also in counterchanged colours.
Meaning:
The arms are canting. The municipality's name means "lake of alders". The twig is representing alder (German: Erle), the barrulets the lake. The leaves are representing former municipalities of Rücklingen and Langendiebach, which merged on 1 January 1970
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2017

Langendiebach Village

Banner:
It is an armourial banner or banner of arms.
The banner was approved in 1953 by Minister of Interior of Hesse.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.59
incorporated on 1 January 1970
Main-Kinzig County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
banner approved on 28 February 1953
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski,

Langendiebach Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Argent two bars Sable, at sinister Vert,an irregular pall wavy Or.
Meaning:
The arms appear on the oldest court seal from the 16th century with copies from the 17th century. The dexter half displays the arms of the Lords of Isenburg, the former rulers. The sinister half is canting, here the pall wavy is representing the name giving creek. The green colour is stressing the rural character of the municipality.
The arms were approved in 1953 by Minister of Interior of Hesse.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.59
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2017

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