Comprehensive Municipality of Oberharz (Germany)

Samtgemeinde Oberharz, Landkreis Goslar, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2011-12-30 by german editorial team
Keywords: oberharz | bergstadt | altenau | clausthal-zellerfeld | klausthal | wildemann | zellerfeld | bear paw | chisel | man trap | mallet | hammer and mallet | crucification scene | lion(golden) | savage | horse | fir tree |
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• Introduction
• City of Altenau
• Flag
• Banner
• Coat of Arms
• Plain Flag reported 1891
• City of Clausthal-Zellerfeld
• Flag
• Banner
• Coat of Arms
• Klausthal Plain Flag reported 1891
• Zellerfeld Plain Flag reported 1891
• City of Wildemann
• Flag
• Banner
• Coat of Arms
• Plain Flag reported 1891

• County and Municipal Flags (Lower Saxony / Niedersachsen)
• Goslar County
• Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
• Hannoverian Flags reported 1891
• Germany

Introduction

The comprehensive municipality consists of one municipality and three cities, having the special title of a mining town (Bergstadt). A Bergstadt is located in regions with strong mineral resources. She had gained city rights, Bergfreiheit and other privileges like lower taxes. Bergfreiheit was a special privilege, grnating the right of mining to every inhabitant, not depending on having real assets. Those cities were created in order to attract people to settle down here and to exploit the given mineral resources.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Oct 2010

City of Altenau

Flag

inhabitants 1,967
coat of arms adopted: 30 October 1617
flags adopted: 1970 according to the Hannover state archive
It is a green over white horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Source: Arnold Rabbow "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; State Archive of Hannover.
Jörg Majewski, 15 Jun 2007; Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011

Banner

It is a green - white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Arnold Rabbow "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; State Archive of Hannover.
Jörg Majewski, 15 Jun 2007; Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011

Coat of Arms

The shield is divided per pale into green and silver (=white)., all superimposed by three brownish bear paws holding a chisel, a man trap and a mallet.
adopted 30 Oct 1617
Source: Stadler 1970, p.16
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011

Plain Flag reported 1891

The ratio is given as 1:2. It was a green over yellow horizontal bicolour. The information is confirmed by Stadler 1970, p.16.
Source: H.Ahrens "Hannoversche Landschafts-und Städtewappen", 1891, plate XX
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011

City of Clausthal-Zellerfeld

Flag

inhabitants 15,006
coat of arms adopted: 20 June 1955 according to Rabbow
flags adopted: 28th June 1955 according to the Hannover state archive
It is a red over yellow horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Source: Arnold Rabbow "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; State Archive of Hannover.
Jörg Majewski, 16 Jun 2007; Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011

Banner

It is a red - yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Arnold Rabbow "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; State Archive of Hannover.
Jörg Majewski, 16 Jun 2007; Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011

Coat of Arms

In a red shield is a blue box having a roof and an open front put on top of a a silver (=white) stick, like a tiny hut. Beneath the roof is the sene of Christ's crucification. All figures are silver (=white), the cross is golden (=yellow). The hut is superimposing crossed silver (=white) hammer and mallet with golden (=yellow) grab handles. At the base is a golden (=yellow) lion statant guardant.
adopted 30 Oct 1617
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011

Klausthal Plain Flag reported 1891

The ratio is given as 1:2. It was a blue over yellow over green horizontal tricolour.
Source: H.Ahrens "Hannoversche Landschafts-und Städtewappen", 1891, plate XX
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011

Zellerfeld Plain Flag reported 1891

The ratio is given as 1:2. It was a red over yellow over white horizontal tricolour.
Source: H.Ahrens "Hannoversche Landschafts-und Städtewappen", 1891, plate XX
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011

City of Wildemann

Flag

inhabitants: 1,135
coat of arms adopted: 19th century
flags adopted: unknown
It is a green over red horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Source: Arnold Rabbow "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; State Archive of Hannover.
Jörg Majewski, 17 Jun 2007; Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011

Banner

It is a green - red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Arnold Rabbow "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; State Archive of Hannover.
Jörg Majewski, 17 Jun 2007; Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011

Coat of Arms

In a red shield is a silver (= white) horse led by asavage/wild man of the same colour, who is crowned by green foliage. Both are standing in front of a green fir tree and upon a green base.
adopted 30 Oct 1617
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011

Plain Flag reported 1891

The ratio is given as 1:2. It was a red over white over green horizontal tricolour. The information is confirmed by [sta70], p.83.T
Source: H.Ahrens "Hannoversche Landschafts-und Städtewappen", 1891, plate XX
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2011