Soest County (Germany)

Kreis Soest, Nordrhein-Westfalen

Last modified: 2020-05-23 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Soest County Flag (1961-1976)
• Soest County Banner (1961-1976)
• Soest County Coat of Arms (1961-1976)


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• Lippstadt County Flag
• Lippstadt County Banner of Arms
• Lippstadt County Coat of Arms

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Soest County

Soest County Flag

It is a white flag with horizontal red stripes at the upper and lower edge. The ratio between the stripes is 1:3:1. In the white stripe is the coat of arms shifted to the hoist.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.318
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2007

Soest County Banner

It is a white flag with vertical red stripes at the left and right edge. The ratio between the stripes is 1:3:1. In the white stripe is the coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.318
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2007

Soest County Coat of Arms

Soest County Flag (1961-1976)

It is a white flag with horizontal red stripes at the upper and lower edge. The ratio between the stripes is 1:3:1. In the white stripe is the coat of arms shifted to the hoist.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.79
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2007

Soest County Banner (1961-1976)

It is a white flag with vertical red stripes at the left and right edge. The ratio between the stripes is 1:3:1. In the white stripe is the coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.79
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2007

Soest County Coat of Arms (1961-1976)

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Argent a key Gules in pale, at sinister Argent a centred facetted (or gyronny) cross Sable.
Meaning:
The key is symbolising the city of Soest. The cross is turning out the fact that the Archbishops of Köln ruled a great part of the county territory.
Sources: Veddeler 2003, p.79 and Stadler 1972, p.84
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2007

Flag, banner and arms were approved on 26 May 1976 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Arnsberg, former flag and banner on 10 March 1961 by Minister of Interior of Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Lippstadt County

Lippstadt County Flag

It was a black-white-black horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:7:1. The coat of arms was in the middle of the white stripe.
Source: county flyer, p.17
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2020

Lippstadt County Banner of Arms

It was an armourial flag (banner of arms).
Source: phone call from county archive to Falko Schmidt
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2020

Lippstadt County Coat of Arms

Shield Argent a centred cross Sable, superimposed by a heraldic rose Gules, barbed and seeded Or.
Meaning:
The black cross is aken from the arms of the Archbishopric of Köln. Especially the southern part of the county around Rüthen had been a stronghold of the archbishopric until 1802. The rose is taken from the arms of the Barons of Lippe. Count Bernhard II of Lippe founded Lippstadt city in 1169. The rose appeared in city seals since 1231. Later the city became a possession of the Counts of Mark and was from 1445 until 1850 a condominion of Lippe and Mark and the successors of the latter. In 1850 the city was acquired completely by Prussia.
Source: Stadler 1964, p.57
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2020

The arms were approved on 26 September 1936 by Prussian Minister of State. The banner of arms was in use without approval.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2020

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