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Donnersberg County (Germany)

Donnersbergkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz

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[Donnersbergkreis County flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 13 Feb 2010
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Donnersberg County / (Donnersbergkreis)

Donnersberg Flag

The flag is horizontally divided of blue and yellow, bearing the arms in centre.
Source: Linder and Olzog 1996
Stefan Schwoon, 29 Jan 2001

Donnersberg Banner

[Donnersbergkreis County banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 13 Feb 2010

The flag is vertically divided of blue and yellow, bearing the arms shifted to top.
Source: Linder and Olzog 1996
Stefan Schwoon, 29 Jan 2001

Donnersberg Coat of Arms

Shield Vert a radiant sun Or; mantled, at dexter Or a 6-spokes wheel Gules, at sinister Argent a 6-spokes wheel Azure.
Meaning:
The two wheels in the upper part are taken from the arms of the two former counties of Kirchheimbolanden and Rockenhausen. The blue wheel is taken from the arms of the latter, the red wheel from those of the former. The green partition is symbolising the name giving Donnersberg forested mountain. The sun is symbolising the sunny plains and the importance of viticulture in the county. The blue wheel is a differentiation of the blue wheel on a blue field from the arms of the Lords of Falkenstein, and later the historical County of Falkenstein. The lords, who became extinct in 1418, owned the Donnersberg Castle in Rockenhausen. The red wheel is taken from the arms of the Lords of Bolanden, the oldest noble family in the area.
Sources: Debus 1988 and Linder and Olzog 1996
Stefan Schwoon, 29 Jan 2001

Flag and banner were approved on 27 October 1981. The arms were approved on 4 September 1981.
Stefan Schwoon, 29 Jan 2001

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