Last modified: 2020-03-21 by 
klaus-michael schneider
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image by Jörg Majewski, 21 Mar 2020
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It is a black-yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2020
![[Freisen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-wd-fr_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 21 Mar 2020
It is a black-yellow vertical bicolour with arms shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2020
Shield quartered, 1st quarter Sable a sinister facing horse statant Or, 2nd quarter Or a broken wheel Gules with 8 spokes and blades Argent, 3rd quarter Or a bend Gules charged with three eaglets Argent, 4th quarter Sable a lion rampant Or crowned armed and tongued Gules.
Meaning:
The 1st quarter displays the so called "little horse of Freisen" (German: Freisener Pferdchen), a sculpture made of stone. The 2nd quarter displays the attribute of St. Catherine, patron saint of the church of Oberkirchen. The 3rd quarter displays the arms of the Dukes of Lothringen. The 4th quarter displays the lion of the Electors and Palatine Counts of Rhine.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2020
Flag colours and arms were approved on 16 May 1984 by Minister of Interior of Saarland.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Mar 2020
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