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Krempe city (Germany)

Stadt Krempe, Amt Krempermarsch, Steinburg County, Schleswig-Holstein

Last modified: 2007-10-06 by jarig bakker
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[Krempe city flag] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Oct 2007
adopted ?

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Krempe city

City of Krempe (Steinburg county; Schleswig-Holstein)
Description of flag #1:
The ratio of flag (in my image) is about 14:19. The cloth is divided per bend in yellow and green with a two simplified coats of arms in the upper hoist and the lower flyend. The background of the coats of arms is white, the figures are black.

Note: Both images are based on a photo in KRAUSZ, GANSEL, SCHRÖDER, HANSEN: "Schleswig-Holstein, Edition Die Deutschen Länder", München 1993; ISBN 3-7658-0699-4, showing the so called "Kremper Fahnenschwenken", which is celebrated every year on 1st monday after St.Johns day (24 June).
The photo is depicted in Kommunalflaggen.
For me it is doubtful, that the image shows the municipality flag, for the pattern of #1 cannot match normal German ratios like 3:5. I checked it with that ratio, but it was looking awful. It is also very unusual to simplify the coat of arms. But better information was not available.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Oct 2007

second flag

[Krempe 2nd flag] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Oct 2007
adopted ?

Description of flag #2:
The ratio of flag is 3:5. The cloth is divided per bend sinister in yellow and green with a simplified coat of arms in the centre of the flag. The background of the coats of arms is white, the figures are black.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Oct 2007

CoA

[Krempe CoA] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Oct 2007

Description of coat of arms:
The golden(=yellow) shield is divided by a blue fessy wavy line. On the base is a blue fish facing the top end. On the chief are two blue fish, one bendy, one sinister bendy and a red tongued wolfs head in natural colour between both fish.
Meaning:
The village is mentioned as "Crimpa" first time in 1234 and gained the title of a city according to Lübecks terms in 1250. The gentry family of Barmstede was probably responsible for the foundation of the city. The oldest seal shows therefore a bears head as part of the coat of arms of Barmstede family, who used three bear heads. It was later misunderstood as a wolfs head. This change became official in 1957 obviously without permission. The wavy line is symbolizing the Kremper Au, a creek famous for its wealth of fish.
Source: Martin Reißmann: "Die Wappen der Kreise, Ämter, Städte und Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein"; ISBN 3-88042-815-8; Husum 1997; p.212
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 October 2007