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Garbsen City (Germany)

Stadt Garbsen, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2017-09-27 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Garbsen city flag] 2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 26 Sep 2017 See also:

Garbsen City

Current Flag

It is a red over blue horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Sep 2017

Current Banner

[Garbsen city banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 26 Sep 2017

It is a red-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Sep 2017

Former Flag (1967-1975)

[Garbsen city flag (1967-1975)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Sep 2017

It was a blue-white-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes estimated 3:7:3. The coat of arms was in the middle of the white stripe.
Source: Stadler 1970, p.41
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Sep 2017

Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale; at dexter Azure a demi-lion rampant Argent, armed and tongued Gules and couped per pale; at sinister barry of seven of Gules and Or.
Meaning:
The city has adopted the symbols of former Ricklingen Subcounty. But no further explanations are given.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Former Coat of Arms (1967-1975)

Shield Azure, a milrind Argent in pale, flanked by a chimney Argent masoned Sable at dexter and a goshawk Argent, statant on an oak branch Argent, at sinister.
Meaning:
The blue colour is symbolising the swamps around the banks of Leine River. The chimney was taken from the former arms of Garbsen municipality and is alluding to the local lime clins. The goshawk was taken from the arms of former Havelse municipality. Its name was derived from "Havekesla", which means "wood of goshawks". The bird was thus a canting element. The milrind is symbolising the merger of both municipalities in 1967. Garbsen gained the rank of a city in 1968.
Flag and arms were approved by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Hannover in 1967.
Source: Stadler 1970, p.41
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Sep 2017


Berenbostel Borough

Berenbostel Flag

[Berenbostel borough flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 26 Sep 2017

It is a blue over yellow over red horizontal tricolour with centred arms.
Sources: this online catalogue and Stadler 1970, p.23
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Sep 2017

Berenbostel Banner

[Berenbostel borough banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 26 Sep 2017

It is a blue-yellow-red vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Sep 2017

Berenbostel Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, a lion rampant Or, armed and tongued Gules, holding a hammer Argent hilted Sable in his right forepaw and putting his right backpaw upon two billets (bricks) Gules.
Meaning:
The lion is reminding on the Counts of Roden, who had a few possessions around Wunstorf. Bricks and hammer are symbolising industries, especially the production of small ironware and the local brickyards.
Source:
Stadler 1970, p.23
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Sep 2017


Schloß Ricklingen borough

Schloß Ricklingen Flag

[Schloß Ricklingen borough flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 26 Sep 2017

It is a yellow over red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Sep 2017

Schloß Ricklingen Banner

[Schloß Ricklingen borough banner] image by Jörg Majewski, 26 Sep 2017

It is a yellow-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Sep 2017

Schloß Ricklingen Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Gules a monument Argent, at sinister Or a bend sinister wavy Azure.
Meaning:
The bend sinister wavy is symbolising Leine River, which is passing the borough. The monument is the east side of the Duke-Albrecht-Monument. For further information click
here.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Sep 2017


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