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Bad Arolsen City (Germany)

Stadt Bad Arolsen, Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel District, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Bad Arolsen city banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 1 Nov 2006
approved 2 February 1938, confirmed 30 March 1976 See also:

Bad Arolsen City

Banner:
It is a black-yellow-black vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:4:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the central stripe.
inhabitants: 15,507
Waldeck-Frankenberg County
Kassel District , state Hesse
city enlarged on 31 December 1970
banner approved on 2 February 1938, confirmed on 30 March 1976
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.16
Jörg Majewski, 1 Nov 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, an eradicated oak Vert 4-times acorned Or, the stem superimposed by an inescutcheon Or, charged with a black initial "A" crowned by the upper half of an 8-point star Sable.
Meaning:
The city was established in 1719 and became the seat of the Princes of Waldeck in 1728, represented by the star. The original arms, used from the 18th century until 1938 ,displayed only the current inescutcheon under an impending Trinity-Eye, an eyed triangle surrounded by solar-rays. The Trinity-Eye was interpreted as a symbol of the freemasons and thus abolished in 1938 and replaced by the oak tree. The tree was representing the slogan "City in the Forest", not only the local forests but also the clean air, furthermore fact that the city is a spa, based on clean air and water.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.16
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 May 2017

Arolsen Borough

[Arolsen borough flag] image by Jörg Majewski, 5 Nov 2006
approved 23 September 1929

Flag:
It is a black over yellow over black horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:4:1. In the yellow stripe slightly shifted to the hoist is a black initial "A" crowned by the upper half of a black 8-point. On the borderline of the upper stripes is a white Trinity-Eye with rays in counterchanged colours.
flag approved on 23 September 1929
flag unofficial, used for traditional purposes only
Meaning:
Star, initial and eye had been the charges of the pre-1938 arms of the city.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 May 2017

Landau Borough

[Landau banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 6 Nov 2006
approved 1967

Banner:
It is a blue-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
incorporated on 1 January 1974
Waldeck-Frankenberg County
Kassel District , state Hesse
banner approved in 1967
banner unofficial, used for traditional purposes only
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 6 Nov 2006

Landau Coat of Arms

Shield Or, within an embattled wall Gules three towers of the same, roofed Azure, each roof crowned with an 8-point star Sable.
Meaning:
andau gained city rights in 1294 from Otto I of Waldeck<7i>. The oldest seal with prints since 1300, the secret seal from the 14th century and the city seal from 1579, all display the castle as symbol of the city status. The three stars are taken from the amrs of the Counts of Waldeck, the former rulers.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.59
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 May 2017

Mengeringhausen Borough

[Mengeringhausen banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 2 Nov 2006
approved 1967

Banner:
It is a green-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
incorporated on 1 January 1974
Waldeck-Frankenberg County
Kassel District , state Hesse
banner approved in 1967
banner unofficial, used for traditional purposes only
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 2 Nov 2006

Mengeringhausen Coat of Arms

Shield Or, in base the lower half of a facetted 8-point star Sable, issuant from star St. George, nimbed Argent, armed Azure holding an upright sword Azure in his right and a shield Argent with a throughout cross Gules in his left hand.
Meaning:
The oldest seals of both the old city (city rights in 1301) and new city (city rights in 1390), which were united in 1500, display a city panorama with the star of the Counts of Waldeck between two towers. The current arms, which displayed St. George as the local patron saint, are based on the third seal from the early 17th century, which was witnessed since 1467.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.64
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 May 2017

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