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![[VG Asbach flag]](../images/d/de-nr-01.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
The flag is off-centred quartered of red and white. The coat of arms is shifted towards the hoist. The cross beams on 4th quarter are continued on the sheet by white lines.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
Shield quartered, 1st quarter Argent parted by a centred cross Sable, 2nd quarter Argent a fess Gules with orle Azure, 3rd quarter Gules three eagle heads Argent crowned Or, 4th quarter Argent parted by a centred cross Gules.
Meaning:
In 1250 Konrad of Hochstaden as Archbishop of Köln inherited the Altenwied district from Countess Mechthildis of Sayn. The village remained a possession of the archbishopric until 1803. The 1st quarter displays the arms of the archbishopric. The 2nd quarter displays the family arms of the Barons of Ütgenbach, important manorial lords between 1116 and 1428. The barons were succeded by the Counts of Nesselrode. The arms of the barons had been also those of the former Asbach Subcounty (German: Amt). The 3rd quarter displays the arms of the Reeves of Panau, who ruled the area around Neustadt upon Wied between 1378 and 1403. The 4th quarter displays the arms of the Archbishopric of Trier, which held the local cognisance over the parish in nearby Neustadt upon Wied. The border between both archbishoprics crossed the current associated municipality.
Source: local history page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
The date of approval of flag and banner is unknown. The arms were approved on 6 December 1971.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
![[Asbach municipal flag]](../images/d/de-nr-01-as.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
It is a red-white horizontal bicolour. The red stripe has double height. The coat of arms is centred. The fess and the crossbars of the shield are continued by throughout white stripes.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
![[Asbach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-nr-01-as_.gif)
2:1 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
It is a red-white horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top. The fess and the crossbars of the shield are continued by throughout white stripes.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
Shield Azure a belfry issuant Argent; mantled Argent, at dexter parted by a cross Sable, at sinister parted by a fess Gules.
Meaning:
The black cross displays the arms of the Archbishopric of Köln, to which the area belonged from 1250 until 1803. The fess is taken from the arms of the Barons of Ütgenbach, important manorial lords between 1116 and 1499, when the family got extinct. The kin founded the Ütgenbach Chapel and the Ehrenstein Castle. The base shows the belfry of the local church. A tower has been mentioned on the same place as early as 1180.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
The date of approval of flag and banner is unknown. The arms were approved on 13 September 1982.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
![[Buchholz in Westerwald municipal banner]](../images/d/de-nr-01-bw_.gif)
2:1 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
It is a red-white horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
Shield Azure a chapel Argent; mantled, at dexter Argent parted by a cross Sable, at sinister Or an eagle´s wing Gules.
Meaning:
The chapel is a representation of the local Chapel of the Holy Cross. The black cross displays the arms of the Archbishopric of Köln, to which the area belonged from 1250 until 1803. The wing is taken from the arms of the Ungenad kin from Elsaff, former local rulers.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
![[Neustadt upon Wied municipal banner]](../images/d/de-nr-01-ns_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
It is a red-white vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
Shield parted per fess, above Argent two staffs Gules topped by fleur-d-lis of the same in saltire, beneath Gules three eagle heads Argent crowned Or.
Meaning:
The arms combine elements from the arms of two families of former local rulers. The lower half shows the three eagle heads of the Reeves of Panau, who ruled the village from 1378 until 1403. The upper half displays the arms of their successors, the Munt family, who ruled until 1555. Both arms can also be seen on local tombstones.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown. The arms were approved on 19 October 1981.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
![[Windhagen municipal flag]](../images/d/de-nr-01-wh.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
It is a red-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms. The red stripe is slightly broader.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
Shield Gules a well Or pouring water of the same; mantled Argent, at dexter parted by a cross Sable, at sinister parted a fess wavy Azure, flanked by three roses Argent seeded Gules and barbed Vert ordered 2:1.
Meaning:
The black cross displays the arms of the Archbishopric of Köln, to which the area belonged from 1250 until 1803. Fess wavy and roses are taken from the arms of the Schönebeck family, who owned an estate in the settlement core of Johannisberg. The base shows the local village well, which according to a legend had healing waters.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
The date of approval of the banner is unknown. The arms were approved on 13 May 1986.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2023
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