Velpke Comprehensive Municipality (Germany)

Samtgemeinde Velpke, Landkreis Helmstedt, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2017-09-04 by klaus-michael schneider
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Velpke Comprehensive Municipality (SG)

Flag

It is a yellow-blue-yellow horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 3:7:3. The coat of arms is in the middle of the blue stripe.
Sources: this online catalogue and §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of Velpke Comprehensive Municipality, version 9 December 2014
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Sep 2017

SG Velpke Banner

It is a yellow-blue-yellow vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 3:7:3. The coat of arms is in the blue stripe shifted to the top.
Sources: this online catalogue and §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of Velpke Comprehensive Municipality, version 9 December 2014
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Sep 2017

Bahrdorf Municipality

Bahrdorf Flag

It is a blue-yellow-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 3:7:3. The coat of arms is in the middle of the yellow stripe.
Sources: this online catalogue and §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of Bahrdorf Municipality, version 14 June 2012
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Sep 2017

Bahrdorf Banner

It is a blue-yellow-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 3:7:3. The coat of arms is in the yellow stripe shifted to the top.
Sources: this online catalogue and §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of Bahrdorf Municipality, version 14 June 2012
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Sep 2017

Shield parted per pale of Azure and Or, an eradicated oak in counterchanged colours with four leaves and three acorns.
Meaning:
The municipality's name means "village in the forest". The number of leaves is alluding to the four settlement cores Bahrdorf proper, Mackendorf, Rickensdorf and Saalsdorf.
The arms were approved on 14 September 1979.
Sources: §2(1) of Hauptsatzung of Bahrdorf Municipality, version 14 June 2012 and German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Sep 2017

Danndorf Municipality

Danndorf Flag

It is a yellow over green horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Sources: this online catalogue and §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of Danndorf Municipality, version 28 June 2012
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Sep 2017

Danndorf Banner

It is a yellow-green vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Sources: this online catalogue and §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of Danndorf Municipality, version 28 June 2012
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Sep 2017

Grafhorst Municipality

Grafhorst Flag

It is a green-white-green horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 3:7:3. The coat of arms is in the middle of the white stripe.
Source: §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of Grafhorst Municipality, version 28 June 2012
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Sep 2017

Grafhorst Banner

It is a green-white-green vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 3:7:3. The coat of arms is in the white stripe shifted to the top.
Source: §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of Grafhorst Municipality, version 28 June 2012
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Sep 2017

Shield Vert, a poplar twig Argent with three leaves over a bar wavy Argent.
Meaning:
Though blazon denotes the twig as poplar, it is probably ironwood (family: Carpinus). The municipality's name is of Slavic origin, derived from "hrab", meaning "ironwood". The twig then is thus canting. The bar wavy is representing Aller River.
The arms were approved on 10 January 1980
Sources: §2(1) of Hauptsatzung of Grafhorst Municipality, version 28 June 2012 and German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Sep 2017

Groß Twülpstedt Municipality

Groß Twülpstedt Flag

It is a green over yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Sources: this online catalogue and §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of Groß Twülpstedt Municipality, version 2 July 2012
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Sep 2017

Groß Twülpstedt Banner

It is a green-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Sources: this online catalogue and §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of Groß Twülpstedt Municipality, version 2 July 2012
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Sep 2017

Shield Vert an annulet Or.
Meaning:
The arms are reminding on Hermann Conring, professor in Helmstedt and universal scientist. He bought an estate in Groß Twülpstedt in 1652. The annulet is taken from his personal arms, alluding to the suffix "Ring" (= annulet). The colours are representing the matured grain and the lush pastures.
The arms were approved on 10 October 1960 by President of Braunschweig district.
Sources: §2(1) of Hauptsatzung of Groß Twülpstedt Municipality, version 2 July 2012 and German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Sep 2017

Velpke Municipality

Velpke Flag

It is a green over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Sources: this online catalogue and §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of Velpke Municipality, version given as 28 June 2012
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Sep 2017

Velpke Banner

It is a green-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Sources: this online catalogue and §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of Velpke Municipality, version given as 28 June 2012
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Sep 2017

Shield Vert a quarry Argent.
Meaning:
The "quarry" consists of a staple of ten white bricks ordered 1:2:3:4. It is alluding to quarries of Velpke sandstone. The quarries had been the base for three stonecutters workshops having more than 1000 employees in 1930.
The arms were approved on 21 July 1960.
Sources: §2(1) of Hauptsatzung of Velpke Municipality, version given as 28 June 2012 and German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Sep 2017

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