City of Esens (Samtgemeinde* Esens, Wittmund county, Lower Saxony)
Description of flag: It is a light blue over yellow horizontal bicolour
with the city’s coat of arms in the centre, which is topped by a black
inscription “Esens”.
Description of coat of arms: In a silver field is a red tower with
pinnacles, masoned black and flanked by a red fence on its sinister side.
On top of the tower is a half black rampant bear, tongued red, wearing
a golden necklace and holding a red brick between its paws in a threatening
pose.
Another description in German is given in §2 (1) of “Hauptsatzung
der Stadt Esens”, dated 15 December 1997, published on 4 May 1998 in
„Amtblatt für den Landkreis Wittmund Nr.6“.
Source: I spotted this flag on 30 April 2009 on the road from Esens
to Neuharlingersiel.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 May 2009
![[Esens city flag]](../images/d/de-wi-es.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 May 2009
![[Esens city coat of arms]](../images/d/de-wi)es.gif)
image from this
site.
