Aurich city (Germany)

Stadt Aurich(Frisian: Auerk), Aurich County, Lower Saxony

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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 May 2009

• Aurich City
• Feather-flag
• Plain Flag reported 1891
• Coat of Arms

• County and Municipal Flags (Lower Saxony / Niedersachsen)
• Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
• Aurich county
• Hannoverian Flags reported 1891
• Germany

Aurich City

Description of banner:
The banner is divided vertically into red and yellow with the city’s coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: I spotted this flag on the market of Aurich on 29 April 2009.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 May 2009

Feather-flag

Description of feather-flag:
The banner is divided vertically into red and yellow with the city’s coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: I spotted this flag on the market of Aurich on 29 April 2009.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 May 2009

Plain Flag reported 1891

Description of flag:
The ratio is given as 1:2.The ratio is given as 1:2. It was a red over yellow horizontal bicolour. The information is confirmed by Stadler 1970, p.17.
Source: H.Ahrens "Hannoversche Landschafts-und Städtewappen", 1891, plate XX
Klaus-Michael Schneider , 23 Nov 2011

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
It is a silver shield. Upon the base is a green hill with two trees in natural colour, which here means mainly green with black. Between the trees is a red shield containing a silver Gothic capital “A”.
Meaning:
It is an image of the so called “Upstalsboom”, which is a tree located at the place, where a “thing” is held. The shield was used to mark the place as a “thing” (pronounced: ting) and the trees in this case obviously had been used to fix the shield. At this place the Eastern Frisian chieftains met for discussion and decision about local affairs. In the end the place was used as a mixture between parliament and court of justice.
Note: According to Aurich’s Hauptsatzung and to Stefan Schwoon's database the letter “A” should be golden, not silver. An evidence can e.g. be found at this website.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 May 2009