Fürstenau Comprehensive Municipality (Germany)

Samtgemeinde Fürstenau, Landkreis Osnabrück, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2017-07-13 by klaus-michael schneider
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Fürstenau Comprehensive Municipality

Fürstenau Comprehensive Municipality shares the symbols of Fürstenau City.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 June 2017

Berge Municipality

According to this online catalogue Berge has no proper flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 June 2017

Bippen Municipality

It is a blue over white over green horizontal tricolour with centred arms exceeding the central stripe. The ratio of stripes is approx. 1:3:1.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 June 2017

Coat of Arms

The shield is parted by a fess Argent, above blue two oak leaves Argent, beneath Vert a dolmen Argent.
Meaning:
The oak leaves in the upper part of the arms are taken from the crest of the Lords of Bippen. The dolmen in the base is representing the prehistoric grave (German: Hünengrab) in the municipality and is also symbolising the settlement existing since times immemorial. The oak leaves and the green part of the shield are also representing the local forests.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 June 2017

Fürstenau City

It is a red over white over green horizontal tricolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 June 2017

Fürstenau City plain Flag reported 1891

Description of  flag:
The ratio is given as 1:2. It was a white over red horizontal bicolour.
Source:H.Ahrens "Hannoversche Landschafts-und Städtewappen", 1891, plate XX
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Nov 2011

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules, a castle Argent with an embattled tower at sinister,roof and dome of the tower Azure.
Meaning:
The settlement was built bei Gotfrid of Arnsberg, Bishop of Osnabrück (1321 - 1349). It gained city rights around 1360, when the oldest seal was made, already displaying the castle. Prints of the seal existed since 1532. The image from the seal was transferred without any changes to the arms, which were approved in 1949 by Minister of Interior of Lower Saxony. Roof and dome first had been Argent, as red and white had been the colours of the Bishopric of Osnabrück. The tinctures of the roofs were changed to Blue after 1970. Around the chimney there exists a story about the capture of Count Johann of Hoya.
Source: Stadler 1970, p.40
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 June 2017

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