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Rietberg City (Germany)

Stadt Rietberg, Kreis Gütersloh, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2019-02-02 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Rietberg city flag w/ centred arms]
3:5  image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,
[Rietberg city flag w/ off-centred arms]
3:5  image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2007
   

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Rietberg City

Rietberg Flag

It is a red over yellow horizontal bicolour either with the coat of arms shifted to the hoist (see left image above) or with centred coat of arms (see right image above).
Sources: Veddeler 2003, p.498 and Deutsches Städtebuch, Abschnitt 12 (centred arms)
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2007

Rietberg Banner

[Rietberg city banner] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2007

It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.498
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2007

Rietberg Coat of Arms

Shield parted per fess, above Gules an eagle Or, beneath Or two symmetric water-lily leaves Gules.
The city was built in 1970 and kept the coat of arms of the Amt Rietberg, consisting of the municipalities of Bokel, Druffel, Mastholte,Moese, Neuenkirchen, Rietberg, Varensell and Westerwiehe.
The coat of arms was granted on 14 May 1937. It was kept with permission of 28 June 1971. The Amt Rietberg was a sovereign county at least up to 1803, probably up to 1815 (Vienna Congress).
Meaning:
The eagle was the ensign of an offspring of the Counts of Arnsberg, who founded their county in 1237. The water-lilies are symbolising the location in a swampy region.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.498
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2007


Rietberg former Banner (1953 - 1971)

[Rietberg city banner] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2019

It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.207; information confirmed by Klaus Günther
M. Schmöger, 26 Feb 2007 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2019

Rietberg former Coat of Arms

Shield Or; a city gate Gules with embattled wall, two embattled towers Gules with cone roofs Azure and on open port with wings Argent; between the towers an impending inescutcheon Gules, charged with an eagle Or armed Azure.
Meaning:
The inescutcheon displays the arms of the (Free Imperial) Counts of Rietberg. The gate is stressing the rank of a city. These arms are based on the oldest seal of the city, known since 1278.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2019


Flag, banner and arms were approved on 28 June 1971, by district governor (Regierungspräsident) Detmold. The former flag was approved on 7 September 1953 by Minister of the Interior of Northrhine-Westphalia. The former arms are traditional according to source.
M. Schmöger, 26 Feb 2007


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