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Langgöns Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Langgöns, Landkreis Gießen, Gießen District, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Langgöns municipal banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 21 Aug 2006
approved 22 February 1979 See also:

Langgöns Municipality

Banner: Red banner divided by two yellow vertical stripes at either edge. The coat of a rms is shifted to the top within the central stripe.
administration seat: Lang-Göns
inhabitants 12,161
Gießen county
district Gießen, state Hesse
The banner was approved on 2 March 1979 by Minister of Interior of Hesse.
municipality formed at 1 January 1977 by 6 villages
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther, with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Jörg Majewski, 21 Aug 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield Or, two swords Gules in saltire pointing downwards, in base a trefoil Vert.
The coat of arms was approved on 11 October 1977 by Minister of Interior of Hesse.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Mar 2017

Lang-Göns Village

[Lang-Göns village banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 25 Aug 2006
approved 19 October 1968

Banner:
It is a vertical 5-stripes banner green-white-red-white-green with ratio of stripes approx. 1:1:8:1:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the central stripe.
incorporated on 1 January 1977
Gießen county
district Gießen, state Hesse
banner approved on 19 October 1968
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, 25 Aug 2006
approved 19 October 1968

Lang-Göns Village Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, two swords Gules in saltire, issuant from base a triplemount Vert.
Meaning:
The arms are based on the family arms of the Lords of Göns, which displayed two swords in saltire. They were designed in 1952 by Heinz Ritt on occasion of the local 700-years festival.
The arms were approved on 15. December 1954 by Minister of Interior of Hesse.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 June 2017

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