Last modified: 2019-05-06 by 
klaus-michael schneider
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According to §2 of their local Hauptsatzungen the collective municipality itself (version 13 April 2015) and the Goldbeck Municipality (version 22 June 2015) have no proper flags.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Apr 2019
![[Arneburg city flag]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-ab.gif) 3:5  image by Stefan Schwoon and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2019
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![[Arneburg tricolour]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-ab3.gif) 3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 2 May 2019 |
![[Arneburg plain tricolour]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-ab0.gif) 3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 2 May 2019 |
Arneburg current Flag:
It is a red over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms. (see left image above)
Arneburg Tricolour (2005):
It was a horizontal blue-red-black tricolour with centred arms. (see central image above)
Arneburg plain Tricolour (2005):
It was a horizontal blue-red-black tricolour. (see right image above)
Sources: this online catalogue, §2(2) of the local Hauptsatzung version 25 October 2005 and Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2019
![[Arneburg city flag]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-ab_.gif) image by Stefan Schwoon and Stefan Schwoon and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2019
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![[Arneburg vertical tricolour]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-ab3_.gif) image by Stefan Schwoon, 2 May 2019 |
![[Arneburg vertical plain tricolour]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-ab0_.gif) image by Stefan Schwoon, 2 May 2019 |
Arneburg current Banner:
It is a red over white vertical bicolour with centred arms. (see left image above)
Arneburg tricoloured Banner (2005):
It was a vertical blue-red-black tricolour with centred arms. (see central image above)
Arneburg plain tricoloured Banner (2005):
It was a vertical blue-red-black tricolour. (see right image above)
Sources: this online catalogue, §2(2) of the local Hauptsatzung version 25 October 2005 and Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2019
Shield Argent with base wavy Azure, issuant from base an embattled wall Gules masoned sable with port Sable and portcullis Or, topped by two towers of the same with windows Sable and roofs Vert, topped by balls Or, the dexter tower has a hip roof, the sinister one a cone roof, in central chief an impending eagle Gules armed Or.
Meaning:
There is little known about the origin of the arms. Eagle and castle (German: Arne old for Adler and Burg) might be a canting ensemble, The eagle might furthermore allude to Brandenburg. The base wavy is representing the Elbe River. The towers are most likely representing a monastery and the local castle.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2019
Flag and banner were approved on 19 October 2009 by the county administration. The tricolours are only mentioned as city colours in the Hauptsatzung of 2005. The arms are traditional.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2019
![[Eichstedt (Altmark) municipal flag]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-ea.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
It is a white over blue horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
![[Eichstedt (Altmark) municipal banner]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-ea_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
It is a white-blue vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Azure three sword in fan pointing downwards, at sinister Argent twooak leaves Azure in pale, each one accompanied by two acorns capsuled Or.
Meaning:
The blue colour is symbolising the Uchte River. The swords are taken from the arms of the Eichstedt kin, local rulers first mentioned in 1204. The oak leaves are canting and furthermore representing the villages of Eichstedt proper and Baumgarten.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
The arms were approved on 28 July 2004 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Magdburg for the municipality's predecessor. They were adopted on 14 January 2010 by the local council and confirmed on 1 February 2010 by the county administration.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
![[Hassel municipal flag]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-hs.gif)
3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 1 May 2019
It is a red over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
![[Hassel municipal banner]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-hs_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 1 May 2019
It is a red-white vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
Shield parted by a bendlet sinister eightfold of Argent and Gules, above right Argent a hazel branch Vert with leaves and nuts, beneath left Azure four wavy lines Argent.
Meaning:
The hazel branch is canting for the main settlement core of Hassel proper. The bendlet is a representation of a toll bar in the settlement Chausseehaus Hassel. The bar existed until 1857 on the road to Arneburg. The blue field with waves is symbolising a local lake, made from a sand mine in Wischer.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
The arms were approved on 26 June 2007 by the county administration.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
![[Sanne (Hassel) flag]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-hs-se.gif)
3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 6 May 2019
It is a black over yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 May 2019
![[Sanne (Hassel) banner]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-hs-se_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 6 May 2019
It is a black-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 May 2019
Shield Or, two pennants Sable with staffs in saltire.
Meaning:
The pennants are taken from the family arms of the Knights of Sanne. The golden colour is alluding to the riches of the local church.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 May 2019
The arms were approved on 10 May 2001 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Magdeburg.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
![[Hohenberg-Krusemark municipal flag]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-hk.gif)
3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 1 May 2019
It is a white over green horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
![[Hohenberg-Krusemark municipal banner]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-hk_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 1 May 2019
It is a white-green vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Vert a horse forcene Argent, at sinister parted per fess, above Gules a candlestick Or with three burning candles, beneath Or an oak leaf Vert in bend sinister.
Meaning:
The candlestick is taken from the family arms of the Krusemark kin. The horse is symbolising local horse breeding and equitation for more than 100 years.The leaf is representing the numerous oaks of the municipality and its landscape.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
The arms were approved on 15 April 1998 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Magdeburg.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
![[Iden municipal flag]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-id.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
It is a green over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
![[Iden municipal banner]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-id_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
It is a green-white vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
Shield quartered of Argent and Vert, 1st quarter a cow's head caboshed Sable, 2nd quarter an open book Argent, 3rd quarter three grain ears Argent ordered per fess, 4th quarter a cogwheel Sable.
Meaning:
In 1984 on occasion of the 650-years anniversary a coat of arms was designed and used, depicting a cow's head, a book with many inscriptions, among those the Gauss-curve of the Normal Distribution, and grain ears. After 1990 the municipality applied for official arms. The draft was made by Jörg Mantzsch in 2002. The new arms were amended and quartered. The cow's head was representing kettle breeding, the book science and education, the grain ears crop production and the cogwheel technologies.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
The arms from 1984 never had been approved. The current arms were adopted on 12 March 2002 by the local council.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
![[Rochau municipal flag]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-rc.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
It is a white over red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
![[Rochau municipal banner]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-rc_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
It is a white-red vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
Shield parted per saltire of Argent and Gules, chief quarter three chess-rooks Sable ordered 2:1, sinister quarter a cogwheel Argent, base quarter an eradicated fir Sable, dexter quarter a plough share Argent.
Meaning:
The rooks (German: Roche (pl.)) are alluding to the Lords of Rochow, local rulers in the past, and to the name of the municipality. The fir is representing the former Schwarzenhagen municipality. Plough share and cogwheel are representing agriculture and its machinery.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
The arms were approved on 11 August 1998 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Magdeburg.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2019
![[Werben upon Elbe city flag]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-we.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2019
It is a red over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2019
![[Werben upon Elbe city banner]](../images/d/de-sn-ag-we_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2019
It is a red-white vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2019
Shield Argent, an eagle Gules armed Or, in chief a crescent recumbent Or topped by a 6-point star of the same.
Meaning:
The eagle is taken from the Brandenburg arms. The meanings of crescent and star are not sure. Some say they are a mere distinguishing element, others say they are alluding to a local commandery of the Order of St. John. The eagle is displayed on arms since the 13th century. Crescent and star were added after the Protestant Reformation. The flag colours are those of Brandenburg and of the Hanseatic League as well.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2019
The symbols of the city's predecessor were adopted on 19 January 2010. The arms were approved officially before on 30 April 1997 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Magdeburg. Flag and banner had been approved before on 19 October 2009 by the county administration.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2019
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