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Altmark County Salzwedel (Germany)

Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Sachsen-Anhalt

Last modified: 2019-10-25 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Altmark Salzwedel County flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 16 Jan 2007

  • Altmark County Salzwedel
    • Altmark County Salzwedel Flag
    • Altmark County Salzwedel Banner
    • Altmark County Salzwedel Old Flag
    • Altmark County Salzwedel Coat of Arms
      • Salzwedel County
        • Salzwedel County Flag
        • Salzwedel County Banner
        • Salzwedel County Coat of Arms
          • Gardelegen County
            • Gardelegen County Flag
            • Gardelegen County Banner
            • Gardelegen County Coat of Arms
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              Altmark County Salzwedel

              Altmark County Salzwedel Flag

              Here are the flags of Altmark Salzwedel county.
              Source: Erwin Günther: "Wappen und Flaggen der Stadt- und Landkreise Sachsen-Anhalts, der ehemaligen Provinz Sachsen und des Landes Anhalt, 1996" , p.

              The county isn't affected by the local government county reform of 1 July 2007.
              Jörg Majewski, 16 Jan 2007


              Altmark County Salzwedel Banner

              [Altmark Salzwedel vertical flag] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 16 Jan 2007

              Altmark County Old Flag

              [Altmark Salzwedel vertical flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewskiand Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Oct 2019

              It was a blue-yellow vertical bicolour with centred arms.
              The flag was approved on 8 January 1996.
              After the approval the county council didn't adopt the flag, as the colours were said to be inappropriate, only referring to Braunschweig-Lüneburg<(i>, to which parts of the county belonged in the past.
              Source: letter from county central services department to Erwin Günther, sent on 22 January 1996. Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Oct 2019


              Altmark County Salzwedel Coat of Arms

              [Altmark Salzwedel CoA] image by Jörg Majewski, 16 Jan 2007


              Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Oct 2019


              Salzwedel County (- 1994)

              Salzwedel County Flag (- 1994)

              [Salzwedel County flag] 2:3 image by Falko Schmidt and Klaus-Michael Schneider 23 Oct 2019

              It was a red over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
              Source: Erwin Günther: "Wappen und Flaggen der Stadt- und Landkreise , Sachsen-Anhalts, der ehemaligen Provinz Sachsen und des Landes Anhalt", Ansbach 1996, p.27
              Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Oct 2019

              Salzwedel County Banner (- 1994)

              [Salzwedel county banner] 5:2 image by Falko Schmidt and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Oct 2019

              It was a red-white vertical bicolour with centred arms.
              Source: Erwin Günther: "Wappen und Flaggen der Stadt- und Landkreise , Sachsen-Anhalts, der ehemaligen Provinz Sachsen und des Landes Anhalt", Ansbach 1996, p.27
              Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Oct 2019

              Salzwedel County Coat of Arms (- 1994)

              Shield parted per fess, above Argent a demi-eagle issuant Gules armed Or, beneath Sable two bars Or.
              Meaning:
              The red eagle is a modification of the arms of the Margraves of Brandenburg, having ruled there for centuries. The golden bars are taken from the family arms of the Askanian kin since Albrecht the Bear. The arms were approved on 17 August 1937 by Prussian Minister of State. The flag was in use from 1991 until 1994, but had never been approved officially.
              Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage

              Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Oct 2019


              Gardelegen County (- 1994)

              Gardelegen County Flag

              [Gardelegen County flag] 3:5 image by Falko Schmidt and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Oct 2019

              It was a red over green horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
              Source: Erwin Günther: "Wappen und Flaggen der Stadt- und Landkreise , Sachsen-Anhalts, der ehemaligen Provinz Sachsen und des Landes Anhalt", Ansbach 1996, p.26
              Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Oct 2019

              Gardelegen County Banner

              [Gardelegen county banner] 5:2 image by Falko Schmidt and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Oct 2019

              It was a red-green vertical bicolour with centred arms.
              The design was published in Hauptsatzung of Gardelegen County, version 26 September 1992. The green colour had been chosen, in order to distinguish the flag from that one of Salzwedel County.
              Source: Erwin Günther: "Wappen und Flaggen der Stadt- und Landkreise , Sachsen-Anhalts, der ehemaligen Provinz Sachsen und des Landes Anhalt", Ansbach 1996, p.26
              Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Oct 2019

              Gardelegen County Coat of Arms

              Shield parted per fess, above Argent a demi-eagle issuant Gules armed Or, beneath Gules a lion passant Or, armed and tongued Azure.
              Meaning:
              The red eagle is a modification of the arms of the Margraves of Brandenburg, having ruled there for centuries. The lion is taken from the arms of the Dukes of Braunschweig, whose arms dispayed since 1199 two lions passant guardant.
              Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
              Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Oct 2019

              The arms were approved on 14 September 1938 by Prussian Minister of State and confirmed in the local Hauptsatzung, version 26 September 1992.


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