Falkenberg upon Elster City (Germany)

Stadt Falkenberg an der Elster, Landkreis Elbe-Elster, Brandenburg

Last modified: 2019-04-21 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: falkenberg/elster | wheel(winged) | pylon | grain(ear) | inescutcheon |
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Falkenberg upon Elster City

Falkenberg Flag

It is green-yellow-green horizontal triband in proportions 1:2:1 with the arms in the middle of the yellow stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Stefan Schwoon, 7 Apr 2001

Falkenberg Banner

It is green-yellow-green vertical triband in proportions 1:2:1 with the arms in the middle of the yellow stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Stefan Schwoon, 7 Apr 2001

Falkenberg Flag (1987 - 1993)

It is green-yellow-green horizontal triband in proportions 1:2:1 with the arms in the middle of the yellow stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Apr 2019

Falkenberg Coat of Arms

Shield Vert, a pylon Argent, flanked by two grain ears Or, in base a wheel Gules winged Or.
Meaning:
Falkenberg is a small city, located at the crossing of two important railroads, from Berlin to Dresden and from Leipzig to Cottbus. The importance of the railroads for the city is reflected in the arms by the wheel. The other charges are referring to energy and agriculture as important business lines. The former arms displayed a red inescutcheon with pylon and wheel as golden and the wings of the wheel were extending the inescutcheon. The ears had been Argent and flanked the inescutcheon until base. In 1962 Falkenberg gained the title of a city and its first arms.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA and German WIKIPEDIA and Günther 1995 (Erwin Günther, Ostdeutsche Stadtflaggen (1): Land Brandenburg, in Der Flaggenkurier, no. 1, 1995)
Stefan Schwoon, 7 Apr 2001 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Apr 2019

The old arms had been adopted in 1962, the flag was adopted in 1987 and thus displaying the former arms first. The current arms were approved on 28 February 1994.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Apr 2019

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