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Municipality of Timmendorfer Strand (Germany)

Gemeinde Timmendorfer Strand, Kreis Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Timmendorfer Strand flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 19 Aug 2006
approved 19 February 1990 See also:

Municipality of Timmendorfer Strand

Timmendorfer Strand Municipal Flag

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is a blue over yellow over blue horizontal triband with ratio approx. 1:5:1. The coat of arms is in the yellow stripe and shifted to the top.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2012

Timmendorfer Strand Municipal Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
In a blue shield is a golden (= yellow) sailing ship. Upon the dexter chiefpoint is a seahorse of the same colour.
Meaning:
Although Timmendorfer Strand had been a spa since 1918, it was outsourced from Ratekau in 1937 and became an independent municipality in 1945. Spa and other activities of tourism are the main business lines. The seahorse had been the logo of the spa. The boat is symbolizing watersports and tourism on the shores of the Baltic Sea. The blue colour is symbolizing the Baltic Sea while the yellow colour is symbolizing the sandy beaches.
Source: Reißmann 1997, p.341

Flag and coat of arms were approved on 19 February 1990. The artist is Hans Frieder Kühne from Barsbüttel.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2012

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