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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Blieskastel city flag]](../images/d/de-sp-bl.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 19 Mar 2020
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It is a blue-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2020
![[Blieskastel city banner]](../images/d/de-sp-bl_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 19 Mar 2020
It is a blue-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2020
Shield Argent, St. Sebastian Argent, nimbed haired and clothed Or, bound on a tree Vert issuant from base and pierced by arrows Or.
Meaning:
The arms are based on a court seal from the 17th century with a print from 1719. Sebastian is the patron saint of the local parish church, built from 1668 until 1680 and demolished in 1928. The village was mentioned as a city in the 18th century and the city rights were confirmed in 1817 by Bavaria. The flag colours are not the Bavarian colours but those of the von der Leyen kin, which acquired the Lordship of Blieskastel between 1660 and 1793 as vassals of the Archbishopric of Trier.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.73
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2020
The arms were granted in 1837 by King Ludwig I of Bavaria. The flag colours were approved in 1954.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2020
![[Niederwürzbach borough flag]](../images/d/de-sp-bl-nw.gif)
3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 19 Mar 2020
It is a blue-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: information provided by Jörg Majewski per email
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2020
![[Niederwürzbach borough banner]](../images/d/de-sp-bl-nw_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 19 Mar 2020
It is a blue-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted to the top.
Source: information provided by Jörg Majewski per email
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2020
Shield Azure with base wavy Argent charged with a water lily leaf Azure, a pale Argent charged with a throughout cross Gules and flanked by two antlers Argent.
Meaning:
The cross is taken from the arms of the Archbishopric of Trier, the pale is taken from the arms of the Counts of Leyen, the antlers are alluding to St. Hubert, patron saint of the local parish church and of huntsmen. Base and leaf are alluding to Würzbacher Weiher, a local lake.The tinctures blue and white are those of Bavaria, to which the borough historically belonged.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2020
Flag colours and arms were approved on 22 July 1965 by Minister of Interior of Saarland.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Mar 2020
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