Hankensbüttel Comprehensive Municipality (Germany)

Samtgemeinde Hankensbüttel, Landkreis Gifhorn, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2019-05-25 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Samtgemeinde Hankensbüttel
• SG Hankensbüttel Flag
• SG Hankensbüttel Banner
• SG Hankensbüttel Coat of Arms
• Municipalities without proper Flags


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• Sprakensehl Municipality
• Steinhorst Municipality
• Steinhorst Flag
• Steinhorst Banner
• Steinhorst Coat of Arms

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Samtgemeinde Hankensbüttel

SG Hankensbüttel Flag

It is a red over green horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 May 2019

SG Hankensbüttel Banner

It is a red-green vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 May 2019

SG Hankensbüttel Coat of Arms

Shield Argent with base Gules, charged with a bar wavy Argent, under a Gothic window Sable issuant from base a demi wheel Or, issuant from the spokes five leaves Vert, from dexter to sinister a leaf from a fir, beech, oak, linden and birch.
Meaning:
The five spokes of the demi wheel and the five different leaves are symbolising the five municipalities of the comprehensive municipality. The bar wavy is symbolising the Emmer, a local creek and its ponds.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA

The arms were approved on 24 June 1995.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 May 2019

Municipalities without proper Flags

The following municipalities according to §2 of their Hauptsatzungen don't have proper flags: Dedelstorf (version 30 October 2001) and Obernholz (version 26 March 2002).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 May 2019

Hankensbüttel Municipality

According to source there are only municipal colours green-white but no flag.
Source: §2(2) of local Hauptsatzung, version 26 March 2007
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 May 2019

Sprakensehl Municipality

According to source there are only municipal colours green-red but no flag.
Source: §2(2) of local Hauptsatzung, version 9 January 2012
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 May 2019

Steinhorst Municipality

Steinhorst Flag

It is a green-red horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is slightly shifted to the hoist.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 29 Apr 2007

Steinhorst Banner

It is a green-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is slightly to the top.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 29 Apr 2007

Steinhorst Coat of Arms

Shield parted abased with ratio 2.1 by a fess wavy Argent, above Gules, a horsehead Argent flanked by a grain ear Or and an oak twig Or, beneath Vert issuant from fess wavy a lower demi millwheel Argent.
Meaning:
Horse, grain and oak are symbolising agriculture and forestry. The wheel is representing the local watermill. The fess wavy is symbolising Lachte River.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 May 2019

Flag and banner were approved on 2 June 1987. The arms were approved on 1 September 1986.
Jörg Majewski,

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