Artland Comprehensive Municipality (Germany)

Samtgemeinde Artland, Landkreis Osnabrück, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2017-06-29 by klaus-michael schneider
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Artland Comprehensive Municipality

It is a red over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2017

Shield parted per pale wavy, at dexter Gules an sea-dragon Argent, at sinister Argent a sinister facing sea-dragon Gules. Meaning: The sea-dragon is known in the area as Artland dragon, he has neither wings nor claws and is the symbol of the Artland shire, and is first seen in St. Sylvester Church in Quakenbrück from 1572. Since the 19th century the dragon is used as the trademark of the local furniture industry. He was found as woodcraft ornamentation on furniture in Badbergen Parish in 1602.
Sources: German WIKIPEDIA and German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2017

Badbergen Municipality

It is a red-white vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2017

Shield parted per pale wavy, at dexter Gules an sea-dragon Argent, at sinister Argent, a farmhouse Gules seen from gable.
Meaning:
The sea-dragon is the symbol of the Artland shire (see above).The colours are those of the Bishopric of Osnabrück. The wavy division line is taken from the arms of the Samtgemeinde Artland and is symbolising the Hase River. The farmhouse topped by two horsheads in saltire is the typical Lower German farmhouse and is stressing the rural character of Badbergen, which increased on 1 July 1972, when eight small villages had been incorporated.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2017

Menslage Municipality

It is a red over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2017

Shield parted per pale wavy, at dexter Gules an sea-dragon Argent, at sinister Argent a heraldic rose Gules seeded Argent.
Meaning:
The sea-dragon is the symbol of the Artland shire (see above).The rose is taken from the arms of the Lords von Darlage, who lived in Hahlen and Herbergen and owned the jurisdiction in Menslage. The colours are those of the Bishopric of Osnabrück. The wavy division line is taken from the arms of the Samtgemeinde Artland and is symbolising the Hase River.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2017

Nortrup Municipality

It is a red over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2017

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Gules an sea-dragon Argent, at sinister Argent a triplet of wheat ears Gules superimposed by a cogwheel of the same
Meaning:
Thesea- dragon is the symbol of the Artland shire (see above).The wheat ears are symbolising agriculture and the cogwheel industries, which settled down in the village after the completion of the railway line from Rheine to Quakenbrück. The colours are those of the Bishopric of Osnabrück.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2017

Quakenbrück City

It is a red over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2017

Quakenbrück City plain Flag reported 1891

The ratio is given as 1:2. It was a white over red horizontal bicolour. The information is confirmed by Stadler 1970, p.66
Source:H.Ahrens "Hannoversche Landschafts-und Städtewappen", 1891, plate XX
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Nov 2011

Shield Argent, a castle Gules with open port and two embattled towers, topped by a flag.
Meaning:
The village developed around the castle built in the 13th century by the Bishops of Osnabrück to protect the ford over Hase River. The vassals living on the castle used a seal, which is known since 1286. It shows a two-towered castle with Gothic window. In the burgers' seal with prints 1401 the tower had an open gate and was flanked by two trees. The present arms are based on the oldest seal as displayed by H.Ahrens. The colours are those of the Bishopric of Osnabrück. Stadler painted the flag golden.
Sources: Stadler 1970, p.63 and H.Ahrens "Hannoversche Landschafts-und Städtewappen", 1891
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 June 2017

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