Frankenberg upon Eder City (Germany)

Stadt Frankenberg (Eder), Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel District, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-13 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Frankenberg upon Eder City
• Coat of Arms

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Frankenberg upon Eder City

Banner:
It is a blue-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
inhabitants: 17,855
Waldeck-Frankenberg County
Kassel District , state Hesse
banner approved in 1967
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse. Source: Stadler 1967, p.33
Jörg Majewski, 31 Oct 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, a triplemount Or, issuant from mount a lion barry of six of Argent and Gules, crowned and armed Or.
Meaning:
Frankenberg became a city in the middle of the 13th century. The oldest seal from 1249 and displays a city wall with five towers. The smaller seals, also dating from the late 13th century, show however the lion of Hesse issuant from the triplemount as a canting element.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.33
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 May 2017

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