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Freigericht Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Freigericht, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Freigericht municipal banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 July 2006
approved 16 June 1972 See also:

Freigericht Municipality

Banner:
It is a white-blue-white vertical triband with blue fimbriation and ratio of stripes approx. 1:4:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the central stripe.
administration seat: Somborn
inhabitants: 14,419
Main-Kinzig County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
municipality formed on 1 July 1970 by merger of 5 villages
banner approved on 16 June 1972
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 3 July 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, a throughout cross sable, superimposed by a key Azure and a sword Azure in saltire.
Meaning:
The black cross is taken from the arms of the Abbey of Fulda, the abbots had been the former rulers. Key and sword are the symbols of the patron saints of the Somborn parish church, St. Peter and St. Paul. The sword is also symbolising a local court and hence the name of the municipality , as "Freigericht" means "vehmic court".
The arms were approved on 6 October 1971.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2017

Horbach Village

[Horbach village banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 7 July 2006
approved 28 January 1957

Banner:
The banner is off-centred quartered of green and yellow. The coat of arms is on the common point of all quarters.
incorporated on 1 July 1970
Main-Kinzig County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
banner approved on 28 January 1957
banner unofficial, 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, 7 July 2006

Horbach Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, two oak twigs Or with two leaves each crossed per saltire, in chief a bell Argent inside Gules, in base a fess wavy Argent.
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2017

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