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Merenberg Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Merenberg, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Gießen District, Hesse

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image by Jörg Majewski, 1 Sep 2006
approved 5 July 1973

Merenberg Municipality
Coat of Arms
Rückertshausen Village

See also:

County and Municipal Flags (Hesse / Hessen)
Hesse (Hessen)
Limburg-Weilburg County
Germany

Merenberg Municipality

Banner:
It is a vertical 5-stripes banner with alterating green and yellow stripes, the two yellow stripes are slightly broader. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
inhabitants 3,477
Limburg-Weilburg County
Gießen District , state Hesse
banner approved on 5 July 1973
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 1 Sep 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield Vert, divided by a saltire Or, each quarter charged with three Greek crosslets Or.
Meaning:
Merenberg was founded by the Lords of Merenberg in the 13th century, who granted city rights in 1290 and ruled the city until 1328. The oldest seal dates from 1321, and displays a towered embattled wall, with the arms of the Lords of Merenburg, a saltire and 12 crosslets, beneath. The seals remained unchanged until 1816, when only a undetermined building was used. The current arms are those of the Lords of Merenburg and were officially approved in 1950. Also in 1950 the municipality gained the rank of a market town, after it had lost city rights in 1803, confirmed in 1816.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.65
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Apr 2017

Rückertshausen Village

5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 2 Sep 2006
approved 24 November 1966

Rückertshausen, part of Merenberg
incorporated on 31 December 1970 (also see No. 95/293)
Limburg-Weilburg County
Gießen District , state Hesse
banner approved on 24 November 1966
banner inofficial, used for traditional purposes only
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 2 Sep 2006

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