City of Steinfurt (Germany)

Stadt Steinfurt, Steinfurt County, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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• City of Steinfurt
• Steinfurt Banner
• Steinfurt Coat of Arms
• Borough of Borghorst
• Borough of Burgsteinfurt
• Coat of Arms of Burgsteinfurt

• County and Municipal Flags (Northrhine-Westphalia / Nordrhein-Westfalen)
• Steinfurt County [SF]
• Northrhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
• Germany

City of Steinfurt

Description of flag:
The flags ratio is 3:5. It is a yellow over blue horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the hoist.
Description of coat of arms:
In a blue field is a golden (=yellow) castle. It is a simplified version of that one of the former city of Burgsteinfurt without drawbidge and brickwork and with linear walls. The towers are topped by the new cities flags without coat of arms. The shield has a golden (=yellow) chief showing the nine lozenges of the former city of Borghorst.
The flag was approved on 16 January 1978.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.522
Image of coat of arms was taken from http://www.steinfurt.de.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 June 2007

Steinfurt banner

Description of banner:
The ratio is 5:2. It is a vertical yellow and blue bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the top.
The banner was approved on 16 January 1978.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.522
Image of coat of arms was taken from http://www.steinfurt.de.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 June 2007

Steinfurt Coat of Arms

Source: Veddeler 2003, p.224

Borough of Borghorst

Description of flag:
The flags ratio is 3:5. It is a white flag with a blue stripe on top- and bottom edge with the coat of arms in its centre.
Description of coat of arms:
In a silver (=white) shield are two rows of blue lozenges ordered five above four.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.28
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jun 2007

Borough of Burgsteinfurt

Description of flag:
The flags ratio is 3:5. It is a yellow over red horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms in its centre.
Description of coat of arms:
In a golden (=yellow) shield is a red castle with three towers, each topped by the cities flag without coat of arms. The castle has an open gate with black portcullis, a drawbridge and rounded walls with brickwork.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.31
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jun 2007

Coat of Arms of Burgsteinfurt

Source: Stadler 1972, p.31

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