Überherrn Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Überherrn, Landkreis Saarlouis, Saarland

Last modified: 2020-03-20 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Überherrn Coat of Arms (1964 - 1985)

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Überherrn Municipality

Überherrn Flag

It is a yellow-red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2020

Überherrn Banner

It is a yellow-red vertical bicolour with arms shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2020

Überherrn Coat of Arms

Shield quartered; 1st quarter Or a bend Gules charged with three eaglets Argent; 2nd quarter Azure semy of billets Or a lion rampant Or, crowned, armed and tongued Gules; 3rd quarter Azure three fleur-de-lis Or ordered 2:1; 4th quarter Or a carriage wheel Gules with six spokes.
Meaning:
The 1st quarter displays the arms of the Dukes of Lothringen, the 2nd quarter those of the Counts of Nassau-Saarbrücken, the 3rd quarter those of the French Kings. The 4th quarter is stressing the rural character and the importance as a border crossing. The number of spokes is alluding to the six settlement cores. Please note that the eaglets are blazoned Argent but sometimes depicted Or. Furthermore the horizontal line of partition is wavy, symbolising the little Bist River, which had been the border between Lothringen and Nassau-Saarbrücken.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2020

Flag colours and arms were approved on 30 July 1985 by Minister of Interior of Saarland.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2020

Überherrn Municipality (1964 - 1985)

Überherrn Flag (1964 - 1985)

It was a green-yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.77
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2020

Überherrn Banner (1964 - 1985)

It was a green-yellow vertical bicolour with arms shifted to the top.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.77
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2020

Überherrn Coat of Arms (1964 - 1985)

Shield Vert, parted by a fess chequered of Sable and Argent, in chief three fleur-de-lis Or in fess, in base six billets Or ordered 3:2:1.
Meaning:
The green colour is alluding to the Warndt, a forest, crossing the border of France and Germany. The billets are referring to the Counts of Nassau-Saarbrücken, local rulers until 1766 and taken from the lion shield of the counts. The fleur-de-lis are taken from the arms of the Kings of France. The chequered fess is a heraldic realisation of a railway track and the colours are also alluding to Prussia, to which the village belonged since 1815.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.77
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2020

Flag colours and arms were approved on 23 January 1964.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Mar 2020

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