Marienheide Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Marienheide, Oberbergischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen

Last modified: 2024-07-13 by klaus-michael schneider
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The upper half is an armorial bannerhead, the lower half is a vertical red - white -red triband.
Source: §2(1)3.Abschnitt of Hauptsatzung of the municipality of Marienheide, version 15 December 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 July 2010

Coat of Arms

Shield is parted per fess, above Gules two scythes Argent in saltire, on chief a heraldic rose Argent barbed Vert and seeded Or; below Argent a lion passant, double queued, armed and tongued Azure.
Meaning:
According to Ralf Hartemink the upper half shows a combination of the seals of both churches. The scythes, used for rooting out, are taken from the Catholics, the rose, being that one of the Counts of Möllembiek, from the Protestants. The lion is symbolising the Counts and Dukes of Berg, the former rulers.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 July 2010

The flag was approved by Minister of Interior of Nordrhein-Westfalen on 7 August 1958, the coat of arms on 26 October 1934 by Prussian Minister of Interior.

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