Rhein-Mosel Associated Municipality - part 2 M-W (Germany)

Verbandsgemeinde Rhein-Mosel, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz

Last modified: 2023-02-18 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: rhein-mosel | macken | niederfell | noertershausen | oberfell | rhens | spay | waldesch | winningen | wolken |
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3:5 image by Pete Loeser, 18 June 2019

2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 1 Oct 20102

• Macken municipality
• Macken Banner
• Macken Coat of Arms
• Niederfell Municipality
• Niederfell Flag
• Niederfell Coat of Arms
• Nörtershausen Municipality
• Nörtershausen Banner
• Nörtershausen Coat of Arms
• Oberfell Municipality
• Oberfell Banner
• Oberfell Coat of Arms
• Rhens City
• Rhens Flag
• Rhens Flag Variants
• Rhens Banner
• Rhens Coat of Arms
• Spay Municipality
• Spay Flag
• Spay Banner
• Spay Coat of Arms
• Waldesch Municipality
• Waldesch Banner
• Waldesch Coat of Arms
• Winningen Municipality
• Winningen Banner
• Winningen Coat of Arms
• Wolken municipality
• Wolken Banner
• Wolken Coat of Arms

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Macken Municipality

Macken Banner

It is a red-white vertical bicolour with centred coat of arms.
Source: municipal administration in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 7 Oct 2010

Macken Coat of Arms

Shield abased parted by a bendlet Or; above parted per pale, at dexter Argent parted by a cross Gules, at sinister Azure a western façade of a church, in base Vert a plough Argent.
Meaning:
The dexter half displays the arms of the Archbishopric of Trier, the sinister half shows a representation of the local parish church. The base is symbolising agriculture.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2023

The banner is in use since approx. 1982. The arms are in use since 1980.
Jörg Majewski, 7 Oct 2010

Niederfell Municipality

Niederfell Flag

It is a red-yellow-blue horizontal tricolour with centred coat of arms.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 7 Oct 2010

Niederfell Coat of Arms

Shield Or a pale Azure, at dexter a key Gules in pale, at sinister a crozier Gules and a lance of the same in saltire.
Meaning:
The pale is taken from the arms of the local Puppe kin. It died out probably in 1364. The key is an attribute of St. Peter, patron saint of the Archbishopric of Trier, to which the village belonged. Crozier and lance are attributes of St. Lambert, the local patron saint.
Source: Siegfried Heinze´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2023

The banner was adopted on 26 August 1983. The arms are in use since 1980.
Jörg Majewski, 7 Oct 2010

Nörtershausen Municipality

Nörtershausen Banner

It is a green-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Nörtershausen Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pall reversed embowed, above right Argent parted by a cross Gules, above left two grain ears Or, on base Or an oak twig Sable with three acorns and two leaves.
Meaning:
The red cross on white displays the arms of the Archbishopric of Trier. The ears are symbolising agriculture and ther twig the location in the Vorderhunsrück, a mountain range.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2023

Oberfell Municipality

Oberfell Banner

It is a blue-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Oberfell Coat of Arms

Shield quartered; 1st quarter Azure a book Argent, acrozier Or in bend sinister and a mitre Argent adorned Or, on bool three balls Or in fess; 2nd quarter Argent three intertwined annulets Vert in triangle; 3rd quarter Argent a grapevine Vert; 4th quarter Azure a fess wavy Argent.
Meaning:
The 1st quarter displays attributes of St. Nicolas, the local patron saint, no idea about the 2nd quarter, the 3rd quarter is symbolising viticulture and the 4th quarter is a representation of the Mosel River.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2023

Flag and banner were approved on
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Rhens City

Rhens Flag

It is a yellow-black-white horizontal tricolour with centred arms.
Source:
Pete Loeser, 24 May 2019

Rhens Flag Variants

3:5 image by Pete Loeser, 24 May 2019

3:5 image by Pete Loeser, 24 May 2019

Bramley, England, UK is a twinned town of Rhens, and the Rhens flag is displayed in the town square of Bramley. On Google Street View we see that the Rhens flag is flying next to the shield on a bedsheet flag used by the Bramley Parish Council.
It´s definitely the Rhens CoA, and Rhens doesn´t seem to be too concerned about the order of its stripes. Officially, they´re yellow-black-white as shown here, but historically for Rhens Associated Municipality they were black-white-yellow (source). I suspect it´s just another variation.
Jonathan Dixon, 14 May 2019 and James Dignan, 25 May 2019

Apparently we have a variety of Rhens City flags being manufactured today by German flag manufacturers using a combination of stripe patterns:
1) We have the Gold-Black-White (see image far above) version discovered by both Jonathan Dixon and James Dignan. (Type #1)
2) We also have the modern Black-Gold-White (see left image above) version found flying in Bramley, England. (Type #2)
3) Then we have the Black-White-Gold (see right image above) version (Type #3) - apparently based on a possible historical variant of the Rhens Associated Municipality (Verbandsgemeinde Rhens) district stripe pattern.
Pete Loeser, 24 May 2019

In Rheinland-Pfalz we especially have the problem of lots of unofficial flags of former municipalities, never approved officially. Jörg Majewski in the early 2002 had tried to present some of those for us. The local flags there are furthermore strictly following a NTSR-system (never twice same ratio), a nightmare for flag makers I can imagine.
I do not believe that Rhens actually had a historical flag, as it was only a tiny city in the former Prussian Rhine province. In Prussia there had not been many local flags. However, that tiny city had been of enormous historical importance to the Holy Roman Empire. For example, see the details of the Declaration of Rhense.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 May 2019

Rhens Banner

It is a yellow-black-white vertical tricolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 29 Sep 2010

Rhens Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Argent parted by a cross Sable, at sinister Sable two keys Or in saltire.
Meaning:
Rhens gained city rights in 1370 and is well known as meeting place of the seven German electors, who chose the German king at the local king´s chair (German: Königsstuhl). A local court seal of lay judges existed since 1291. It displayed the cross of the Archbishopric of Köln as cross patty with the keys in saltire below. The 2nd seal from the 14th century already displayed the current pattern. The black cross displays the arms of the archbishopric and also the keys are alluding to it, as they are attributes of St. Peter, patron saint of the archbishopric. The tinctures of the sinister half changed various times. Johann Siebmacher (1609) displayed white keys on a yellow field, Otto Hupp (1925) painted the keys blue on a yellow field.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.54
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2023

The arms are traditional. Flag and banner are in use at least since 1966.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2023

Spay Municipality

Spay Flag

It is a blue-white-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1 and centred coat of arms in the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 30 Sep 2010

Spay Banner

It is a blue-white-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1 and coat of arms shifted towards the top in the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Koblenz in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 30 Sep 2010

Spay Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pall reversed with two irregular borderlines in base, at dexter Argent a sinister facing lion rampant Sable with tongue Gules, at sinister Gules a church Or, in base Azure a propeller Or.
Meaning:
The lion is taken from the arms of the Knights of Spay. The church displays the western façade of a local Gothic chapel, dedicated to St. Peter. The irregular line of partition is symbolising the Rhine. The propeller is alluding to Schottel GmbH, a local company, which produces special propellers since 1950.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2023

Flag and banner were approved on 10 July 1985.
Jörg Majewski, 30 Sep 2010

Waldesch Municipality

Waldesch Banner

It is a red-white-green vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 30 Sep 2010

Waldesch Coat of Arms

Shield parted per fess, above Argent parted by a cross Gules, beneath Sable, issuant from a triplemount Vert an ash Argent.
Meaning:
The upper half displays the arms of the Archbishopric of Trier, to which the village historically belonged. The lower half displays a canting ash (German: Esche).
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2023

The date of approval of the banner is unknown
Jörg Majewski, 30 Sep 2010

Winningen Municipality

Winningen Banner

It is a blue-red vertical bicolour with centred coat of arms.
Source: this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2023

Winningen Coat of Arms

Shield chequered of Gules and Argent, in centre an inescutcheon Sable charged with a sword Or in pale.
Meaning:
The chequered shield displays the arms of the Farther County of Sponheim. The sword is probably an attribute of St. Martin, the local patron saint of the Catholic church.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Flag and banner were approved on
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2023

Wolken Municipality

Wolken Banner

It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Wolken Coat of Arms

Shield Gules, on top of a triplemount issuant Sable an oak Argent with eight leaves and seven acorns Or.
Meaning:
The oak is a local meeting point. The tree is at least 800 years old.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA and municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Feb 2023

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