City of Horn-Bad Meinberg (Germany)

Stadt Horn-Bad Meinberg, Kreis Lippe, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Banner
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• Borough of Horn
• Borough of Bad Meinberg
• Borough of Belle
• Borough of Holzhausen-Externsteine
• Borough of Leopoldstal

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• Lippe County
• Northrhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
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Current Flag

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a blue over white horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the hoist.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jun 2010

Banner

Description of banner:
It is a blue - white vertical bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jun 2010

Coat of arms

Description of coat of arms:
In a blue field is a silver(=white) odeon temple topped by a golden(=yellow) horn, which is topped by a red heraldic rose seeded golden(=yellow).
Meaning:
According to source the horn is taken from the former City of Horn and it is canting. The temple is symbolizing the spas of former municipality of Bad Meinberg and the rose the sovereignty of the barons and princes of Lippe. Horn and Bad Meinberg merged in 1973.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.153
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jun 2010

Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Detmold on 5 June 1973.

Borough flags of former villages and cities in the territory of Horn - Bad Meinberg

Borough of Horn

Description of flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a blue over white horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms in the centre of the flag.
Description of local coat of arms:
In a silver(=white) field is a red castle, having blue roofs topped by golden(=yellow) balls. In the open gate is a golden(=yellow) horn.
Meaning:
The city of Horn had different arms until 1973, when the city merged with Bad Meinberg. According to Veddeler 2003, p.152 there was a blue horn tipped golden(=yellow) in a silver(=white) field. According to Hupp "Deutsche Ortswappen" the arms above were in use, based on the main seal of the city in the middle ages. Hupp chose its colours arbitrarily. The book of arms of Paderborn from 18th century claims different colours, a golden(=yellow) castle in a blue field.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jun 2010

Borough of Bad Meinberg

Description of flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a yellow over red horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms in the centre of the flag.
Description of local coat of arms:
In a green field is a silver(=white) odeon temple. The white chief shows a blue fessy wavy line superimposed by a red heraldic rose seeded and barbed golden(=yellow).
Meaning:
According to Veddeler 2003, p.152 the arms were granted by minister of interior of Northrhine-Westphalia on 14 September 1955. Temple and perhaps also the wavy line are symbolizing the spa. The rose is symbolizing the former rulers, the princes of Lippe. Yellow and red are the colours of Lippe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jun 2010

Borough of Belle

Description of flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a yellow over red horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Description of local coat of arms:
In a red field is a silver(=white) chapel, an image of the local chapel. The shield has a golden(=yellow) base showing in its centre a red heraldic rose barbed and seeded golden(=yellow). Red and yellow are the colours of Lippe county.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jul 2010

Borough of Holzhausen-Externsteine

There had been a few municipalities named Holzhausen in the area. Holzhausen literally means settlement in the woods. To distinguish from others, the former muncipality was renamed Holzhausen-Externsteine.
Description of flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a green over white over green horizontal triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the yellow stripe. In the upper hoist corner is a red heraldic rose babrbed and seeded yellow.
Description of local coat of arms:
The shield is divided per fess. Above in a golden(=yellow) field is a green oak tree having five silver(=white) acorns. Below in a red field is a group of rocks in natural colour (black, white and grey).
Meaning:
The rose is symbolizing the barons of Lippe, the former rulers. The oak probably is canting. The meaning of the number of acorns I don’t know. The group of rocks below is an image of Externsteine. There are in the end known very little facts about those rocks. Some say, it was a place of pagan worshipping. Others say, it would be a kind of early observatory, to discriminate the equinoxes. At least they are a touristic attraction. A brief outline can be found at this website:
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jul 2010

Borough of Leopoldstal

Description of flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a red over yellow over red horizontal triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the yellow stripe.
Description of local coat of arms:
In a red shield above a silver(=white) fessy, wavy line is a golden(=yellow) capital “L” shaped like a rocaille ornament.
Meaning:
“L” is the first letter of the borough’s name. The wavy line is symbolizing the Silberbach(=silver creek). Red and yellow are the colours of Lippe county.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jul 2010

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