City of Bornheim (Germany)

Stadt Bornheim, Rhein-Sieg Kreis, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Coat of Arms
• Plain Flag reported 1972

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Banner

Description of current flag:
It is a 4-stripes banner, having alternating vertical red and yellow stripes of equal width. The coat of arms is in the centre of the squarish white bannerhead.
Source: §3 (3) of Hauptsatzung of the city of Bornheim, version 17 July 1992
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jul 2010

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
Upon the dexter side of a golden(=yellow) field is a black flaming sword. The whole is superimposed by a red bar, which is superponed by a silver(=white) lattice-work.
Meaning:
According to source the lattice work is the coat of arms of the Bornheim family and appeared first on the seal of Enig in 1319. The flaming sword, as an attribute of St.Michael, is related to the 1380 seal of Waldorf, which showed St.Michael completely (see also: Ewald: "Rheinische Siegel", vol. III, chart 10).
Source:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jul 2010

Plain Flag reported 1972

Description of flag:
It is a horizontal 4-stripes flag with alternating red and yellow stripes starting with a red one. The ratio of flag is 3:5.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.28
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Jun 2007

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