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Bergstraße County (Germany)

Kreis Bergstraße, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Bergstraße County flag (Germany)] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 17 Jan 2014
approved 5 June 1955 See also:

Bergstraße County

Bergstraße County Flag

Description of flag:
It is a red over white over red horizontal triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the white stripe.
Source: Jörg Majewski's flags of German counties webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2014

Bergstraße County Banner

[Bergstraße County banner (Germany)] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 17 Jan 2014
approved 5 June 1955

Description of banner:
It is a red - white - red vertical triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the white stripe.
Source: Jörg Majewski's flags of German counties webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2014

Bergstraße County Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is quartered into blue and silver (= white). Above right is a silver (= white) embattled tower on top of a mountain of the same colour. Above left is a red blossom seeded golden (= yellow). Below right is a red, facetted cross fitchy patty. Below left is a rampant lion striped silver (= white) and red.
Meaning:
The tower is representing Starkenburg castle, centre of a district (Amt). The blossom is symbolizing the bloom in spring alongside the Bergstra�e. The cross is representing the Abbey of Lorsch. The Hessian lion is symbolizing the affiliation with Hesse since 1938.
Source: Stadler 1964, p.17

Flag and banner were approved on 5 June 1955. The coat of arms was approved on 27 October 1954.


Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2014

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