Wethautal Collective Municipality (Germany)

Verbandsgemeinde Wethautal, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt

Last modified: 2019-05-14 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: wethautal | meineweh | unterkaka | wethau | fess(wavy) | tower | watermill(wheel) | rose(red) | pale(fimbriated) | fish | grapevine | billet | gingko |
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Wethautal Collective Municipality

Wethautal Flag

It is a blue over yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2019

Wethautal Banner

It is a blue-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2019

Wethautal Coat of Arms

Shield quartered, 1st and 4th quarter Argent a fess wavy Azure, 2nd quarter Vert a tower Or masoned Sable with port and windows of the same and topped by a triangulat turret, 4th quarter Vert a watermill's wheel Or.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2019

Municipalities without proper Flags

The following municipalities don't have proper flags: Mertendorf,Molauer Land and Schönburg.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2019

Meineweh Municipality

Meineweh municipal Flag

It is a green over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: appendix of ABlatt LVA Saxony-Anhalt 4/2012 from 17 April 2012
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Meineweh municipal Banner

It is a green-white vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: appendix of ABlatt LVA Saxony-Anhalt 4/2012 from 17 April 2012
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 May 2019

Meineweh municipal Coat of Arms

Shield Argent three gingko leaves Vert in pall conjoined and ensigned with a heraldic rose Gules between two grain ears Vert.
Meaning:
The arms are combining elements of its three former municipalities. The rose is taken from the arms of Unterkaka and turned to a heraldic rose. The gingko leaves ar taken from the arms of Meineweh proper. The grain ears are representing former Pretzsch village, a rural settlement.
Sources: appendix of ABlatt LVA Saxony-Anhalt 4/2012 from 17 April 2012 and German WIKIPEDIA
Željko Heimer and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 May 2019

The arms were approved on 30 March 2012 by the county administration.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 May 2019

Meineweh Village

Meineweh Village Flag

It is a blue over yellow horizontal bicolour.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2019

Unterkaka Village

Unterkaka Flag

It is a red-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Thomas Rystau, 10 Aug 2018

Unterkaka Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, an embowed wreath Vert with three roses Gules ordered per wedge, at dexter edge a pale Sable fimbriated Gules.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2019

Osterfeld City

Osterfeld Flag

It is a green over yellow horizontal bicolour.
Source: §2(2) of Hauptsatzung, version 2 November 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2015

Osterfeld Banner

It is a green-yellow vertical bicolour.
Source: §2(2) of Hauptsatzung, version 2 November 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2015

Stößen City

Stößen Flag

It is a blue over yellow horizontal bicolour.
Source: Source: §2(2) of Hauptsatzung, version 19 November 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2015

Stößen Banner

It is a blue-yellow vertical bicolour.
Source: Source: §2(2) of Hauptsatzung, version 19 November 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2015

Wethau Muncipality

Wethau Flag

It is a blue-white-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:4:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the white stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Thomas Rystau, 26 March 2019

Wethau Banner

It is a blue-white-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:4:1. The coat of arms is in the white stripe and shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Thomas Rystau, 26 March 2019

Wethau Coat of Arms

Shield parted per cross; 1st quarter Azure two fish Argent ordered per pale, the upper fish sinister facing; 2nd quarter Argent six billets Gules ordered 2:2:2, the central pair shifted to the edge; 3rd quarter Argent a grapevine Gules; 4th quarter Azure, issuant from base a triplemount Argent topped by an impending 6-point star Argent.
Meaning:
The fish are symbolising fishery on the Wethau River and are symbolising Wethau proper. The billets are representing Gieckau and its six former brickyards. The grapevine is symbolising viticulture and representing Pohlitz. The triplemount with star is representing Schmerdorf and alluding to its location between local mountains. The draft was made by J?rg Mantzsch.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 March 2019

Flag, banner and arms were approved on 6 June 2013 by the county administration, published in Amtsblatt des LVA Sachsen-Anhalt Nr. 6/2013, p.89
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 March 2019

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