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![[VG Dahner Felsenland flag]](../images/d/de-ps-01.gif)
2:3 
image by Jörg Majewski, 30 July 2011
It is a white-green horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 30 July 2011
![[VG Dahner Felsenland banner]](../images/d/de-ps-01_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 30 July 2011
It is a white-green vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 30 July 2011
Shield parted by a barrulet wavy Argent, above Gules an eagle Argent, beneath Azure on triplemount issuant Vert a castle Argent with two embattled towers, orle of 14 segments alternating of Argent and Gules.
Meaning:
The eagle is taken from the arms of the Lords of Dahn, whose family arms displayed three white eagles on a red shield. The lower half is alluding to the hills and the many castles and estates in the region. The wavy barrulet is alluding to the many small streams and rivers in the area. The orle is symbolising the status of an associated municipality. Each of its segments is representing one of its 14 municipalities except the name giving city.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 20 February 1984. The arms were approved on 8 February 1979.
Jörg Majewski, 30 July 2011
The following municipalities have no proper banners: Hirschthal and Nothweiler.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 May 2023
![[Bobenthal municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-01-bt.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 31 July 2011
It is a green-yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 31 July 2011
![[Bobenthal municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-01-bt_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 31 July 2011
It is a green-yellow vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 31 July 2011
Shield Or abased parted by a barrulet wavy Azure an oak twig Vert; mantled; at dexter Azure parted by a centred cross Argent, at sinister Gules a crozier issuant Or.
Meaning:
The village was ruled until the end of the 18th century by the Bishopric of Speyer, which is represented by the cross. The Benedictine Weissenburg Abbey also owned many possessions in the village and is represented by the crozier. The point refers to the many forests in the municipality and the Lauter river.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 9 March 1987. The arms were approved on 3 September 1984.
Jörg Majewski, 31 July 2011
![[Bruchweiler-Bärenbach municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-01-bb.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 1 Aug 2011
The flag is quartered of blue and yellow with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 1 Aug 2011
![[Bruchweiler-Bärenbach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-01-bb_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 1 Aug 2011
The banner is off-centred quartered of blue and yellow with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 1 Aug 2011
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Argent issuant from base wavy Azure four bulrushes Vert with reed maces Sable, at sinister Azure a bear rampant Or armed and tongued Gules.
Meaning:
The dexter half is representing Bruchweiler, represented by canting bulrushes alluding to a brook. The sinister half is representing Bärenbach, represented by the canting bear (German: Bär). The background tinctures are those of the Bishopric of Speyer, to which both villages historically belonged.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 25 March 1991. The arms were approved on 18 August 1953.
Jörg Majewski, 1 Aug 2011
![[Bundenthal municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-01-bd.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 2 Aug 2011
It is a white-red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 2 Aug 2011
![[Bundenthal municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-01-bd_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 2 Aug 2011
It is a white-red vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 2 Aug 2011
Shield parted per fess, above Azure a label Argent of three points, beneath Or a key Gules in bend.
Meaning:
The village was acquired in 1648 by the Schenk of Waldenberg family, who ruled the village until the end of the 18th century. The label in the upper half is taken from their family arms. The lower half shows a key, which is alluding to the St. Peter as patron saint of the Benedictine Weissenburg Abbey, which owned many rights in the municipality.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 27 March 1991. The arms were approved on 9 April 1952 by Minister of Interior of Rheinland-Pfalz.
Jörg Majewski, 2 Aug 2011
![[Busenberg municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-01-bu.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 Aug 2011
It is a yellow-red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 3 Aug 2011
![[Busenberg municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-01-bu_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 Aug 2011
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 3 Aug 2011
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Sable a pair of antlers Or, at sinister Or a lion rampant Gules armed and tongued Azure.
Meaning:
The shield displays the family arms of the two oldest known rulers in the village, those of the Lords von Drachenfels at dexter and those of their successors in 1344, the Counts of Zweibrücken.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 15 June 1987. The arms were approved on 9 June 1972.
Jörg Majewski, 3 Aug 2011
![[Dahn city flag]](../images/d/de-ps-01-dn.gif)
3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 4 Aug 2011
The flag is quartered of yellow and green with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 4 Aug 2011
![[Dahn city banner #1]](../images/d/de-ps-01-dn_.gif) 5:2 image by Stefan Schwoon, 4 Aug 2011
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![[Dahn city banner #2]](../images/d/de-ps-01-dn2_.gif) 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 4 Aug 2011
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The banner is off-centred quartered of yellow and green with arms shifted to top (see left image above) or a green-yellow vertical bicolour with arms on a bannerhead with counterchanged stripes (see right image above).
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 4 Aug 2011
Shield Or on top of a mount issuant Vert a fir of the same; mantled, at dexter Azure parted by a centred cross Argent, at sinister Gules an eagle Argent.
Meaning:
Seals of village mayors and courtyards of the city and of Fleckenstein are known since 1599. They displayed a fir on a hill. The court seal of Dahn from 1722 displayed the fir between two palm fronds. The tinctures were chosen by Otto Hupp in 1928. The current pattern was introduced in 1953. The mantle displays the arms of former local rulers. The Bishopric of Speyer is represented by the cross, sometimes depicted as facetted. The Lords of Dahn are represented by the eagle. Dahn gained city rights in 1963.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.22
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 18 September 1963. The arms were approved on 11 February 1953 by Minister of Interior of Rheinland-Pfalz.
Jörg Majewski, 4 Aug 2011
![[Erfweiler municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-01-ef.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 5 Aug 2011
It is a white-blue horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 5 Aug 2011
![[Erfweiler municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-01-ef_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 5 Aug 2011
It is a white-blue vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 5 Aug 2011
Shield parted per fess, above Azure an impending facetted cross Argent, beneath Argent a label Azure of three points above and an arch Azure surrounding a fleur-de-lis of the same below.
Meaning:
The village was ruled until the end of the 18th century by the Bishopric of Speyer, which is represented by the cross. The cross is shortened, so that the four branches of the cross each represent an axe, the symbol of the local patron saint, St. Wolfgang. The label in the lower half is taken from the arms of the Schenk of Waldenberg family, who ruled the village as vassals of the bishops. The base refers to the local chapel dedicated to St. Mary, a well-known place for pilgrimage. The fleur-de-lis one of her attributes.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 23 October 1981. The arms were approved on 26 February 1979 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Neustadt.
Jörg Majewski, 5 Aug 2011
![[Erlenbach municipal flag]](../images/d/de-ps-01-eb.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 7 Aug 2011
It is a black-yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 7 Aug 2011
![[Erlenbach municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ps-01-eb_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 7 Aug 2011
It is a black-yellow vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: State Archive Speyer in Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 7 Aug 2011
Shield parted per pale; at dexter parted per fess, above Gules an alder twig Or with five leaves, beneath Or on triplemount issuant Gules a raven statant Sable with annulet Gules held by his beak; at sinister Sable on mount issuant Gules a castle Or masoned Sable
Meaning:
The castle is a representation of the local Berwartstein Castle, which was a possession of the Palatine Electors, who appointed a local governor for the region. The colours are those of the Pfalz. The raven s taken from the family arms of the Drott family, who were for many years appointed governors and who lived in Berwartstein Castle. The alder (German:Erle) is a canting element.
Source: Debus 1988
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 May 2023
Flag and banner were approved on 13 August 1988. The arms were approved on 5 October 1950 by Minister of Interior of Rheinland-Pfalz.
Jörg Majewski, 7 Aug 2011
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