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Bruchmühlbach-Miesau Associated Municipality (Germany)

Verbandsgemeinde Bruchmühlbach-Miesau, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz

Last modified: 2023-04-08 by klaus-michael schneider
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[VG Bruchmühlbach-Miesau flag] 2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 2 June 2010
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Bruchmühlbach-Miesau Associated Municipality

Bruchmühlbach-Miesau Associated Municipality Flag

It is a yellow-red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Debus 1988 and State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 2 June 2010

Bruchmühlbach-Miesau Associated Municipality Banner

[VG Bruchmühlbach-Miesau banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 2 June 2010

It is a yellow-red vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: Debus 1988 and State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 2 June 2010

Bruchmühlbach-Miesau Associated Municipality Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Sable a lion rampant Or armed and tongued Gules, at sinister Gules a sinister facing lion rampant Argent armed and tongued of the same, over all issuant from base a triplemount Argent charged with five balls Sable ordered 2:3; orle of eight pieces Argent-Sable-Or-Sable-Or-Gules-Argent-Gules.
Meaning:
The golden lion is that one of the Palatine Counts of Rhine, who ruled the villages of Miesau and Elschbach. They were succeeded by the Princes of Pfalz-Zweibrücken. The silver lion is taken from the arms of the Counts of Homburg, whoruled most of the other villages of the current entity. The triplemount is representing the Sickinger Höhe region. The balls taken from the arms of the Lords of Sickingen. Some of the villages were ruled by them in the 17th century. The orle is stressing the status of an associated municipality.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2023

Flag and banner were approved on 8 October 1980. The arms were approved on 12 September 1979 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Neustadt.
Jörg Majewski, 2 June 2010


Municipalities without proper Banners

The following municipalities have no proper banners: Gerhardsbrunn and Langwieden.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Apr 2023


Bruchmühlbach-Miesau Municipality

Bruchmühlbach-Miesau Flag

[Bruchmühlbach-Miesau municipal flag] 2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 June 2010

It is a yellow-green horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Debus 1988 and State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 3 June 2010

Bruchmühlbach-Miesau Banner

[Bruchmühlbach-Miesau municipal banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 June 2010

It is a yellow-green vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: Debus 1988 and State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 3 June 2010

Bruchmühlbach-Miesau Coat of Arms

Shield parted by a thin pall reversed Argent, above right Vert a sinister facing bird statant Or on a T-cross Argent and holding a hook Argent by his beak, above left Sable a lion rampant Or armed and tongued Gules, in base Azure parted by a bar wavy Argent with awtermill wheel issuant of the same.
Meaning:
The lion is that one of the Palatine Counts of Rhine, former rulers of the area. The green quarter is a differentiation of the former municipal arms of Vogelbach. Wheel and bar wavy are derived from the municipal arms of Bruchmühlbach.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2023

Flag and banner were approved on 8 October 1980. The arms were approved on 26 November 1976 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Neustadt.
Jörg Majewski, 3 June 2010


Lambsborn Municipality

Lambsborn Flag

[Lambsborn municipalflag] 2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 4 June 2010

It is a black-white-black horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms in the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 4 June 2010

Lambsborn Banner

[Lambsborn municipal banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 4 June 2010

It is a black-white-black vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted to top in the white stripe.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 4 June 2010

Lambsborn Coat of Arms

Shield abased parted per chevron embowed; above Sable a crozier Or in pale, flanked at dexter by a double-headed eagle Argent armed and tongued Gules, at sinister by a lion rampant Or armed and tongued Gules,; beneath Argent a serifed initial "L" Sable.
Meaning:
The tinctures black and golden had been those of the Dukes of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, black and silver those of the Bishopric of Metz. The initial is a local symbol taken from local border stones. The lion is taken from the arms of the dukes. They had also been reeves of the Benedictine Hornbach Monastery, a dominion of the bishopric. The eagle is taken from the family arms of the Counts of Saarwerden, predecessors of the dukes as ocal rulers. The crozier is representing the monastery and St. Lambert Bishop of Lüttich as well.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2023

Flag and banner were approved on 8 October 1991.
Jörg Majewski, 4 June 2010


Martinshöhe Municipality

Martinshöhe Flag

[Martinshöhe municipal flag] 2:3 image by image by Jörg Majewski, 5 June 2010

It is a black-yellow-black horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and centred arms in the yellow stripe.
Source: Debus 1988 and State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 5 June 2010

Martinshöhe Banner

[Martinshöhe municipal banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 5 June 2010

It is a black-yellow-black vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms in a yellow bannerhead.
Source: Debus 1988 and State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 5 June 2010

Martinshöhe Coat of Arms

Shield Sable, a saint dressed Or parting his coat by a sword Argent and mounted on a horse passant Argent bridled Gules, in base five balls Argent ordered 2:1:2.
Meaning:
The saint is St. Martin, name giver of the municipality and thus canting. The balls are taken from the arms of the Lords of Sickinhgen, former local rulers.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2023

Flag and banner were approved on 20 November 1980. The arms were approved in 1977 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Neustadt.
Jörg Majewski, 5 June 2010


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