Waldeck-Frankenberg County (Hesse, Germany)

Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg

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Keywords: hesse | hessen | waldeck-frankenberg county | coat of arms: per bend sinister (lion: barry) | coat of arms: per bend sinister (star: black) | coat of arms: per bend sinister (star: 8 points) |
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by Jens Pattke, 28 January 2002

• Description

See also:

• Waldeck-Pyrmont Historical Flags
• County and Municipal Flags (Hesse / Hessen, Germany)
• Hesse (Hessen, Germany)
• Germany

The Hauptsatzung [statutes] of Waldeck-Frankenberg with a description of the flag are available online here.

Stefan Schwoon, 29 January 2002

From Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website:

The arms were granted on June 21, 1974.

The arms combine the lion of Hessen, which was part of the arms of Frankenberg, with the eight-pointed star of Waldeck.

Literature: Linder and Olzog 1996 [loz96].

Santiago Dotor, 21 April 2005