Bad Salzuflen City (Germany)

Stadt Bad Salzuflen, Kreis Lippe, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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City Flag

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is a horizontal blue over white over blue flag with the coat of arms shifted to the hoist. The ratio between the stripes is 1:2:1.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.337
The title of a city was granted to Salzuflen by the counts of Sternberg in 1322.
Description of coat of arms:
In a blue shield is a red hexagonal well, flanked by two silver (=white) gallow trees on which golden (=yellow) buckets are hanging at golden(=yellow) ropes. Above all is a golden (=yellow) 8-point star.
Meaning:
The ensemble was used to produce salt. The star is taken from the coat of arms of the counts of Sternberg.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.21.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Jun 2007

Banner

Description of banner:
The ratio is 5:2. It is a vertical blue-white-blue banner with the coat of arms shifted to the top. The ratio between the stripes is 1:2:1.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.337
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Jun 2007

Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Detmold on 31 March 1970.

Schötmar City (- 1968)

The ?new? town hall of the city is located in Schötmar.
Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is a green over white horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Description of coat of arms:
In a green field is a silver(=white) gear between two fessy wavy lines of the same colour.
Meaning:
According to Ralf Hartemink?s webpage the gear is symbolizing industries, the green colour the riches of wood in the former city. The wavy lines are symbolizing the creeks Were and Bega.
Source: I spotted this flag on St.Kilian's festival in Schötmar in October(?) 1993.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jul 2010

Bad Salzuflen Borough Flags

Retzen Borough

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is a yellow over blue over yellow horizontal triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the blue stripe.
Description of coat of arms:
The golden(=yellow) shield is divided by a blue, sinister bendy line, which is superimposed by three golden(=yellow) cattails (a plant of species of genus Typha, German: Rohrkolben).
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, Jan Mertens and Ivan Sache17 Aug 2010

Borough of Wüsten Borough

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is a red over yellow over red horizontal triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the yellow stripe.
Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per fess. Above is in a blue field a golden(=yellow) stomp of an oak, from which are growing three leaves and three acorns of the same colour. Below in a silver(=white) field is a red heraldic rose, barbed and seeded golden(=yellow).
Meaning:
The rose and the basic colours red and yellow are symbolizing the barons of Lippe, the former rulers. The stomp might be canting. "Wüsten" means vaste land.
Source: I spotted this flag in October(?) 1993.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jul 2010

Borough of Ehrsen-Breden Borough

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is a green over red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Description of coat of arms:
The shield is quartered, the quarters are fimbriated Argent. Above right in a golden field are half a leaf of linden and half a leaf of ash, both green and connected. Above left in a blue field is a red heraldic rose barbed and seeded golden. Below right in a blue field is a mountain issuant red. Below left the golden field is divided by a blue bend sinister wavy connected with a green embowed (half) arch ending within the bend.
Meaning:
The rose is symbolizing the barons of Lippe, the former rulers.
Breden is part of the borough of Ehrsen-Breden of the city of Bad Salzuflen. The borough had nearly 2500 inhabitants in 2007 and was incorporated into Bad Salzuflen on 1 January 1969. The flag of Breden has never been approved officially and is in use since 2014.
Source: reported from Jörg Majewski and Heiko Probst
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Dec 2015

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