Last modified: 2019-03-31 by 
klaus-michael schneider
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![[Werder(Havel) city flag]](../images/d/de-pm-wd.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 23 Mar 2005
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It is a green-white-red horizontal tricolour with centred arms.
Sources: this online catalogue and §2(3) of the local Hauptsatzung, version 5 March 2009
Jörg Majewski, 23 Mar 2005
![[Werder(Havel) city banner]](../images/d/de-pm-wd_.gif) 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 23 Mar 2005
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![[Werder(Havel) city banner w/ mural crown]](../images/d/de-pm-wd2_.gif) 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 31 Mar 2019
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It is a green-white-red vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top. Sometimes the shield is topped by a golden mural crown with three visible towers.
Source: this online catalogue and §2(3) of the local Hauptsatzung, version 5 March 2009
Jörg Majewski, 23 Mar 2005
![[Werder (havel) CoA]](../images/d/de-pm-wd).gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 23 Mar 2005
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Argent a demi-eagle Gules armed Or couped per pale, at sinister three trefoils Vert in pale.
Meaning:
The arms are based upon a local seal of the city from the 17th century. The eagle is that one of Brandenburg, the trefoils are symbolising agriculture, viticulture und fruit-growing. During DDR times the dexter half was golden, but in 1993 the historical silver tincture was restored.
Source: §2(2) of the local Hauptsatzung, version 5 March 2009 and Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Jörg Majewski, 23 Mar 2005
Flag and banner were approved on 25 November 2003. The arms were approved on 26 March 1993.
Jörg Majewski, 23 Mar 2005
![[Glindow borough flag]](../images/d/de-pm-wd-gw.gif)
3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 31 Mar 2019
It is a red-white-green horizontal tricolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2019
![[Glindow borough banner]](../images/d/de-pm-wd-gw_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 31 Mar 2019
It is a red-white-green vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2019
The shield is fimbriated white with a black inscription "Glindow" in the top of that fimbriation. Shield Azure, a brickyard Or with chimney of the same, chief Argent three cherries proper in fess.
Meaning:
The brickyard is a representation of the brickyard museum of Brandenburg (Märkisches Ziegeleimuseum). The village was mentioned first in 1317 as "Glina", a Slavic name meaning "clay" or "loam", the base of brick manufacturing, established in 1462 by Lehnin Monastery. The cherries are representing local orcharding. The flag colours are those of Werder City.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2019
Probably neither flag nor arms have been approved officially.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2019
![[Phöben borough flag]](../images/d/de-pm-wd-ph.gif)
3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 31 Mar 2019
It is a blue-yellow-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:2:1 and centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2019
![[Phöben borough banner]](../images/d/depm-wd-ph_.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 31 Mar 2019
It is a blue-yellow-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:2:1. The arms are shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2019
Shield Vert with base wavy Azure, issuant from base a doublemount Or with a cherry tree Or in centre, having six blossoms Argent.
Meaning:
The base wavy is representing the Havel River, the doublemount two local hills, Haakberg and Wachtelberg. The cherry tree is symbolising local orcharding.
Source: Werder(Havel) city webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2019
![[Plötzin borough flag]](../images/d/de-pm-wd-pz.gif)
3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 31 Mar 2019
It is a red-white-green horizontal tricolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2019
![[Plötzin borough banner]](../images/d/de-pm-wd-pz_.gif)
http://www.werder-havel.de/content/portrait/portrait_ortsteile.php#p1_2ploetzin
image by Jörg Majewski, 31 Mar 2019
It is a green-white-red vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2019
Shield Argent, a blackbird statant on a branch of cherry tree fuited proper, in chief Gules three chess-rooks of the first on the line of partition.
Meaning:
Bird and branch are referring to local orcharding. The line of partition might refer to local fences. The flag colours are those of Werder City.
Source: Werder(Havel) city webpage
Željko Heimer and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2019
Probably neither flag nor arms have been approved officially.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2019
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