Calden Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Calden, Landkreis Kassel, Kassel District, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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Calden Municipality

Banner:
It is a green-white-green vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:4:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the central stripe.
inhabitants: 7,786
Kassel County
Kassel District , state Hesse
banner approved on 6 December 1977
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 6 Nov 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield Vert, two axes endorsed Argent, surrounded by a coronet Or
Meaning:
The two axes are symbolising the many woods in the municipality and the importance of forestry. The coronet is symbolising the Wilhelmsthal castle in the municipality, a possession of the Counts of Hessen.
The arms were approved on 7 October 1977.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2017

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