Bottrop City (Germany)

Stadt Bottrop, Nordrhein-Westfalen

Last modified: 2020-05-24 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Bottrop Flag
• Bottrop Banner #1
• Bottrop Banner #2
• Bottrop Coat of Arms
• Bottrop former Flag
• Bottrop former Coat of Arms


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Bottrop City

Bottrop Flag

It is a white over blue horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the hoist.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p. 357
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Jul 2011

Bottrop Banner #1

Vertically divided into white-blue with the arms in the centre of the banner.
Source: Staack 1997
Stefan Schwoon, 23 Feb 2001

Bottrop Banner #2

It is a white - blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p. 357
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 July 2011

Bottrop Coat of Arms

The silver (=white) shield is divided by a black cross potent (German: Krucken- or Krückenkreuz). It has a blue inescutcheon with three silver (=white) man traps ordered 2:1.
(e could also say the blue shield has a silver bordure containing a cross potent.
Meaning:
The cross is symbolising the former Welheim commandery of the Teutonic Order, located on the territory of the nowadays city. The inescutcheon is symbolising the local kins of Hackfurth (blue) and Brabeck (silver). Their colours had to be changed due to basic heraldic rules (more details see at Kirchhellen, below in this page)
Sources: Ralf Hartemink's webpage and Veddeler 2003, p.105
Santiago Dotor, 19 Dec 2001 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 July 2011

Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved on 31 July 1978 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Münster. Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 July 2011

Bottrop former Flag

It was a horizontal 7-stripes flag with alternating white and red stripes.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.29
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Jun 2007

Bottrop former Coat of Arms

(Please note that the image doesn't show a flag but just the former coat of arms placed upon the former flag.)
Shield Argent parted by a cross potent Sable (German: Krucken- or Krückenkreuz), charged with an inescutcheon Gules a naked arm Argent in hand a mallet of the same.
Meaning:
The hand with mallet is symbolising mining and the colours red and silver were those of Prussian province of Westfalen. The former coat of arms was approved on 1 September 1926 by Prussian Minister of State.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.105 and Stadler 1972, p.29
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 July 2011

Kirchhellen Borough

Kirchhellen Flag

It was a blue over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 July 2011

Kirchhellen Coat of Arms

Shield Argent parted by a fess Azure three man traps Sable two in chief and one in base.
Meaning:
The blue fess is symbolising the local Hackfurth kin, the man traps the local Brabeck kin.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.105
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 July 2011

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