Neuenhaus Comprehensive Municipality (Germany)

Samtgemeinde Neuenhaus, Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2017-08-29 by klaus-michael schneider
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Neuenhaus Comprehensive Municipality (SG)

Neuenhaus Flag

It is a armourial square flag (banner of arms).
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Aug 2017

Shield Gules a house Argent, displayed perspectively with roof Azure, topped by a ridge turret of the same. In base five balls Or ordered 3:2.
Meaning:
The house is depicted according to Otto Hupp (1925). The balls are representing the five municipalities of Neuenhaus.
Source: Ralf hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Aug 2017

Municipalities without proper Flag

The following municipalities have no proper flag:
Esche, Georgsdorf, Lage and Osterwald
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Neuenhaus City

Neuenhaus Flag

It is a yellow over red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 27 Nov 2007

Neuenhaus Plain Flag reported 1891

The ratio is given as 1:2. It was a red over white horizontal bicolour.
Source:H.Ahrens "Hannoversche Landschafts-und Städtewappen", 1891, plate XX
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Nov 2011

Shield parted per bend sinister wavy, above right Gules a tent Argent, in sinister chief four balls Or ordered per fess.
Meaning:
The arms combine elements from the seals and arms of the former municipalities; a tent from Veldhausen, house and balls from Neuenhaus. The tent used on the seal of Veldhausen was the war-tent of the General Rabenhaupt, Baron tho Sucha, A Dutch general from the 17th century.
Sources:
[1] Hanns Fettweis, "Die Wappen der Städte, Gemeinden und Altkreise des Emslandes", 1989
[2] state archive Hannover
[3] Stadler 1970, p.60
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Aug 2017

Neuenhaus Former Flag

It is a blue over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Sources: Stadler 1970, p.60 and Hanns Fettweis, "Die Wappen der Städte, Gemeinden und Altkreise des Emslandes", 1989
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Aug 2017

Shield Gules semy of golden balls (11 pieces), a house Argent with roof Azure, topped by a ridge turret of the same.
Meaning:
The old arms are displaying the golden balls of the Counts of Bentheim with a canting house as an element for the city. In 1317 the counts built a new castle (new house, German: Neues Haus), which developed to a village. In 1369 Neuenhaus received city rights. The oldest seal from the late 14th century with prints since 1487 already displayed a house on the shield of the Counts of Bentheim. Later seals from the 17th century and an arch in the local city hall gate displayed the house perspectively, that's the same way as in the current arms. Otto Hupp (1925) did the same but in the tinctures of the former arms.
Source: Stadler 1970, p.60
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Aug 2017

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