This page lists the municipal flags of Western Germany. It is a part of the Lists of German municipal flags, which is split into regions due to its size.

Index by state

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cities

MunicipalityFlagCoat of armsEnactment DateDescriptionRef.
Aachen
16th centuryA black-yellow horizontal striped flag.[1][2]
Bergisch Gladbach


6 April 1977A green-white horizontal striped flag with the coat of arms. A variant of the flag consist of two green stripes on the top and bottom with a white stripe in the middle. The coat of arms features the Bergische Lion. It is the heraldic animal of the county or the duchy of Berg, which had possessions in the area very early on. He was also seen in the old Bergisch Gladbach coat of arms. The deer head is taken from the old Bensberg coat of arms and is intended to point to the forest, which played an important role in Bensberg throughout history. The changing centre beam, taken from the historical coat of arms of the Counts of Berg, is intended to point to the Bergisches Land and connect the symbols of both cities. It was also already depicted in the old Bergisch Gladbach coat of arms.[3]

Communities

Towns and villages

Historical

Rhineland-Palatinate

Cities

Towns and villages

Saarland

Cities

Towns and villages

References

  1. ↑ "§ 3 Absatz 2 der Hauptsatzung der Stadt Aachen" (PDF). Aachen.
  2. ↑ "Wappen der Stadt Aachen". Aachen.
  3. ↑ "Hauptsatzung der Stadt Bergisch Gladbach". Bergisch Gladbach.

See also

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