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Hohenahr Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Hohenahr, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Gießen District, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Hohenahr municipal banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 10 Sep 2006
approved 23 March 1988 See also:

Hohenahr Municipality

Banner:
It is a blue-yellow vertical bicolour with coat of arms shifted to the top.
district Gießen, state Hesse
municipality formed on 1 April 1972 from 4 (today 6) villages
flag approved 23 March 1988
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 10 Sep 2006

Coat of Arms

The shield is parted per chevron embowed, above in a field Or an oak an issuant Azure, having six leaves of the same and three acorns Gules, beneath in a field Gules a lion's head Or.
Meaning:
The municipality with its forestal riches is located in the dominions of the former Solms Counties. Their colours had been blue and yellow (gold). The oak leaves are representing the villages belonging to the municipality.
The coat of arms was approved on 7 January 1988 by Minister of Interior of Hesse.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2017

Erda Village

[Erda banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 11 Sep 2006
approved 26 July 1971

Erda, municipality part of Hohenahr
incorporated on 1 April 1972 (also see No. 104/321)
Lahn-Dill county
district Gießen, state Hesse
flag inofficial, used for traditional purposes only
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 11 Sep 2006

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