Neunkirchen upon Saar City (Germany)

Stadt Neunkirchen an der Saar, Landkreis Neunkirchen an der Saar, Saarland

Last modified: 2020-03-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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Neunkirchen upon Saar City

Neunkirchen City Flag

It is a white flag with red horizontal edges and arms in the middle of the white field.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2020

Neunkirchen City Banner

It is a white flag with red vertical edges and arms in the white field shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2020

Neunkirchen City Coat of Arms

Shield Sable, the western façade of a church Argent, flanked in chief at dexter by hammer and mallet Argent in saltire, and at sinister by a cogwheel Argent.
Meaning:
Neunkirchen gained city rights in 1922. The church is canting, as the name of the city means "new church" (not 9 churches), its appearance is that one of the local Christ Church. Hammer and mallet are symbolising mining. The cogwheel, which has no spokes, is symbolising industries. The draft from 1935 displayed a white wolf trap in the cogwheel, which was however removed due to a similarity to symbols of the National Socialists.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.74
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2020

Wiebelskirchen Borough

Wiebelskirchen Borough Flag

It is a black-yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.78
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2020

Wiebelskirchen Borough Banner

It is a black-yellow vertical bicolour with arms shifted to the top.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.78
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2020

Wiebelskirchen Borough Coat of Arms

Shield Sable an abased fess dancetty Or with annexed Latin cross of the same.
Meaning:
Wiebelskirchen was some kind of capital of the Counts of Saarbrücken before the rise of Ottweiler in the 14th century. The arms are a heraldic representation of the name, with the cross alluding to a church of a Merowingian nobleman called Wibildo from the 8th century, the fess dancetty has the shape of the initial of the current name of the borough. The black colour is representing stone coal and the yellow (= golden) colour its value for the inhabitants.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.78
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2020

Arms and flag colours of Wiebelskirchen were approved in 1954.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2020

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