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Seeland City (Germany)

Stadt Seeland, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt

Last modified: 2019-04-25 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Seeland city flag] 3:5 image by Thomas Rystau, 29 Oct 2018 See also:

Seeland City (since 2015)

Seeland Flag

It is a black-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Thomas Rystau, 29 Oct 2018

Seeland Banner

[Seeland city banner] image by Thomas Rystau, 29 Oct 2018

It is a black-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Thomas Rystau, 29 Oct 2018

Seeland Coat of Arms

Shield parted per fess; above a bear issuant Sable armed and togued Gules, flanked in chief by six 5-point stars Azure, a triplet in each corner; beneath Azure a fish Argent.
Meaning:
The bear is taken from the Anhalt arms is alluding to the fact, that the region belonged historically to Anhalt. Furthermore he is representing Hoym. Each of the six stars is representing one of the municipalities, which formed the city by a merger. The fish is taken from the arms of Nachterstedt municipality and is furthermore representing Frose municipality. The fish is furthermore symbolising the recovery of a local lake and the improvement of environment.
The Hoym-Nachterstedt Municipal Community (German: Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) had been the city's 1st predecessor. It existed until 2005 and consisted of the municipalities of Friedrichsaue, Frose, Nachterstedt, Schadeleben and the city of Hoym . On 1 January 2005 it merged with Gatersleben Municipality and was renamed to Seeland Municipal Community. The community since then displayed seven stars in its arms. On 15 July 2009 five of the seven municipalities merged, forming Seeland city and the number of stars in the arms was reduced to five. On 1 September 2010 the Gaterleben Municipality joined the city and the 6th star in the arms was restored.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Thomas Rystau, 29 Oct 2018 and Klaus-Michael Schneider , 27 Mar 2019

Flag, banner and arms were approved on 18 February 2015 by the county administration.
Thomas Rystau, 29 Oct 2018

Seeland City (2009 - 2015)

Seeland Flag 2009


[Seeland flag (2009 - 2015)] 3:5 image by Thomas Rystau, 29 Oct 2018

It is a black-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Thomas Rystau, 29 Oct 2018

Seeland Banner 2009

[Seeland banner (2009 - 2015)] image by Thomas Rystau,

It is a black-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Thomas Rystau, 29 Oct 2018

Seeland Coat of Arms 2009

Shield parted per fess; above a bear issuant Sable armed and togued Gules, flanked in chief by five 5-point stars Azure, a triplet in dexter corner and a pair in sinister corner; beneath Azure a fish Argent.
Source: email report of Thomas Rystau from 29 Oct 2018
Thomas Rystau, 29 Oct 2018

Flag, banner and arms were approved on 8 September 2009 by the county administration.
Thomas Rystau, 29 Oct 2018

Seeland Municipal Community (2005 - 2009)

Seeland Flag 2005


[VG Seeland flag (2005 - 2009)] 3:5 image by Thomas Rystau,

It is a black-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: email report of Thomas Rystau from 29 Oct 2018
Thomas Rystau, 29 Oct 2018

Seeland Banner 2005

[VG Seeland banner (2005 - 2009)] image by Thomas Rystau,

It is a black-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: email report of Thomas Rystau from 29 Oct 2018
Thomas Rystau, 29 Oct 2018

Seeland Coat of Arms 2005

Shield parted per fess; above a bear issuant Sable armed and togued Gules, flanked in chief by seven 5-point stars Azure, a quadruplet in dexter corner and a triplet in sinister corner; beneath Azure a fish Argent.
Source: email report of Thomas Rystau from 29 Oct 2018
Thomas Rystau, 29 Oct 2018

Flag, banner and arms were approved on 10 May 2005 by the county administration of former Ascherleben County.
Thomas Rystau, 29 Oct 2018

Hoym-Nachterstedt Municipal Community (until 2005)

Flag, banner and coat of arms had been exactly the same as in the current version of Seeland City.
The arms were approved on 20 April 1994 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Magdeburg. Flag and banner were approved on 11 October 2001 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Magdeburg.
Thomas Rystau, 29 Oct 2018

Hoym City Colours 1896

[Hoym city colours 1896] 1:2 Hoym city colours 1896 image by Tomislav Todorović, 21 Apr 2019

The colours were black and yellow, granted in 1896 by Duke Friedrich I of Anhalt.
Source: Anhaltischer Staats-Anzeiger, edition 7.11.1896, Dessau
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Apr 2019

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