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Schwalmstadt City (Germany)

Stadt Schwalmstadt, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Kassel District, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Schwalmstadt city banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 21 Oct 2006
approved 27 May 1980 See also:

Schwalmstadt City

Banner:
It is a yellow-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
administration seat: Treysa
inhabitants: 17,861
Werra-Meißner County
Kassel District , state Hesse
banner approved on 27 May 1980
city formed on 31 December 1970 by merger of 13 villages
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 21 Oct 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield Or; a goat-headed eagle Sable, armed and tongued Gules; upon his breast a disc Argent charged with a 6-point star Gules.
Meaning:
The eagle is taken from the arms of Treysa, and the star from the arms of Ziegenhain.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 June 2017

Treysa Borough

[Treysa borough banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 25 Oct 2006
approved 1967

Banner:
It is a blue-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
incorporated on 31 December 1970
Werra-Meißner County
Kassel District , state Hesse
banner approved in 1967
banner unofficial, used for traditional purposes only
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski,

Treysa Coat of Arms

Shield Or, a goat-headed eagle sable with claws and tongue Gules.
Meaning:
Treysa was founded by the Counts of Ziegenhain close to their castle in 1229. The oldest seal is known from 1270, but is probably older. All seals of the city show the goat-headed eagle of the Counts of Ziegenhain, even though the city became a possession of Hesse in 1450. The colours are known since 1605.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.87
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 June 2017

Ziegenhain Borough

[Ziegenhain borough banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 29 Oct 2006

Banner:
It is a black-white-black vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 3:7:3. The coat of arms is in a white bannerhead. Beneath the shield is a Gothic inscription "Ziegenhain". On top edge of the banner is a black stripe.
incorporated on 31 December 1970
Werra-Meißner County
Kassel District , state Hesse
banner approval unknown
banner unofficial, used for traditional purposes only
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 29 Oct 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield parted per fess of Argent over Gules, a goat-headed rooster passant in counterchanged colours tongued Or, in dexter chief a 6-point star Or.
Meaning:
A rooster (German: Hain derived from Hahn) and a goat (German: Ziege) are forming the beast in the arms. The arms are thus canting and appeared for the first time in a seal of 1519 and later in all seals and images. The colours changed regularly, the present arms have the mostly used colours. The star is the star of Waldeck and is derived from the arms of the first Counts of Ziegenhain, who founded the city and granted city rights in 1280. The seals until 1519 showed either the star or an image of a count.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.95
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 June 2017

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