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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Paderborn county flag]](../images/d/de-pb.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Nov 2007
It is a red-white horizontal bicolour with arms shifted to the hoist.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider,
![[Paderborn county banner]](../images/d/de-pb_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Nov 2007
It is a red-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.315
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Nov 2007
Shield is parted nhanced by a fess wavy Azure; above argent a centred cross Gules; beneath Argent an embowed chevron dancetty Gules.
Meaning:
The cross is taken from the coat of arms of the Archbishopric of Paderborn. The chevron was part of the coat of arms of former Büren County and is representing that county. The fess wavy turns out that there exist rich water resources within the county.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.315
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Nov 2007
![[Paderborn old county flag]](../images/d/de-pb947.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2020
It was a red-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: letter from county administration to Falko Schmidt on 10 September 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2020
Shield enhanced parted per fess, above Argent a throughout cross Gules, beneath Gules two bars wavy Argent.
Meaning:
The bars wavy are representing the rivers Pade and Aller. The area belonged to the Archbishopric of Paderborn until 1802. The Delbrück region had special privileges. The area around nowadays Bad Lippspringe was ruled together by the archbishops and the chapter of the Paderborn Cathedral. The cross is alluding to the archbishops in old tinctures, first proven on a chalice in Lippstadt around 1330.
Source: Stadler 1964, p.72
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2020
Flag, banner and arms were approved on 22 July 1975 by district governor (Regierungspräsident of Detmold. The old arms were approved on 30 June 1947 by Minister of Interior of Nordrhein-Westfalen. Old flag and arms were abolished on 31 December 1974.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Nov 2007 / 16 May 2020
![[Büren county flag]](../images/d/de-pb-c1.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2020
It was a red-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: letter from county administration to Falko Schmidt on 10 September 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2020
Shield enhanced parted per fess, above Gules a centred cross Or, beneath Argent an embowed chevron dancetty Gules.
Meaning:
The strange chevron (German: Rautensparren, literally meaning "chevron of lozenges"). It is a chevron built from seven embowed lozenges (you need a lot of fantasy to recognize them). It displays the arms of the Barons of Büren, whose main branch died out in 1661. This pattern appeared first in a city seal of Büren with prints since 1299. The golden cross in a red field displays the original arms of the Archbishopric of Paderborn. The influence of the archbishops increased in the surroundings since the 13th century, and later also in the city. The county became a part of Prussian Province of Westfalen in 1802.
Source: Stadler 1964, p.22
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2020
The arms were approved on 9 February 1933 by Prussian Minister of State. Flag and arms were abolished on 31 December 1974, when the county was incorporated into Paderborn County.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2020
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