Last modified: 2017-03-07 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Rödermark banner]](../images/d/de-of-rm_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 31 July 2006
administration seat: Ober-Roden
inhabitants 26,445
Offenbach county
Darmstadt District, state Hesse
City formed on 1 January 1977 from 5 villages
flag adopted 19 February 1978
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther, with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 31 July 2006
It is a red-white-red vertical 3-stripes banner with ratio approx. 1:4:1 and the coat of arms shifted to the top within the white stripe.
Jörg Majewski, 31 July 2006
The shield is Or in chief divided by a chevron Gules, beneath the chevron is an eradicated linden tree Vert having seven leaves of the same. In base is a wheel Gules.
Meaning:
The chevron is a modification (Minderung) of the arms of the Counts of Hanau, the wheel of the Archbishops of Mainz.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Mar 2017
![[Ober-Roden banner]](../images/d/de-of-rm-or_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 6 Aug 2006
Ober-Roden, borough of Rödermark
incorporated on 1 January 1977
Offenbach county
Darmstadt District, state Hesse
flag adopted 19 May 1965
flag inofficial, 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 Aug 2006
It is a red-white-red vertical 3-stripes banner with ratio approx. 1:4:1 and the coat of arms shifted to the top within the white stripe.
Jörg Majewski, 6 Aug 2006
Shield Or with mural embattled base Gules, in chief divided by a chevron Gules, issuant from base a sword Azure.
Meaning:
The oldest known seal of Ober-Roden dates from 1706 and shows the Goddess of Justice. When the town council applied for arms in the 1950s, arms with the balance and sword of Justice were proposed in 1954. Those arms were never adopted, and in 1963 the above arms were approved. These arms show the sword of St. Nazarius, the patron saint of the village. The wall is symbolizing the fact that in 1350 the village was freed, i.e. it received its own court. The chevron is taken from the arms of the Counts of Hanau, who ruled the area.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.72
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Mar 2017
![[Urberach banner]](../images/d/de-of-rm-ur_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 6 Aug 2006
Urberach, borough of Rödermark [Roedermark]
incorporated on 1 January 1977
Offenbach county
Darmstadt District, state Hesse
flag adopted 12th May 1953
flag inofficial, 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 Aug 2006
It is a red-white-red vertical 3-stripes banner with ratio approx. 3:7:3 and the coat of arms shifted to the top within the white stripe.
Jörg Majewski, 6 Aug 2006
The shield is Gules, charged with a wheel Argent. Over all is a pale Or charged with a jug Sable.
Meaning:
The arms were approved in 1952 and were newly designed, as no older arms or seals of the municipality were known. The arms display the wheel of Mainz, as the municipality belonged to the Archbishopric of Mainz for many centuries. The jug is a symbol for pottery, a typical industry in the municipality.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.87
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Mar 2017
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