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Samtgemeinde Gellersen, Lüneburg county, Lower Saxony

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[Samtgemeinde Gellersen] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2007 See also:

Samtgemeinde Gellersen

Samtgemeinde* Gellersen (Lüneburg county; Lower Saxony), consisting of these municipalities: Kirchgellersen, Reppenstedt, Suedergellersen, Westergellersen.
Description of flag:
The ratio of the banner is 5:2. I is a vertical blue and white bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the top.
Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided pr pale. On the dexter side is a golden(=yellow) branch of an oak tree with six leaves. On the sinsiter side is a black fimbriated Latin cross in a silver(=white) field, similar to those ones, used by the Teutonic order.
Source: Photo on www.reppenstedt.de, showing the banner together with the German and European flag. (Reppenstedt is one of Gellersen municipalities)
*A "Samtgemeinde", also called "collective municipality" is a combination of several municipalities to an administrative community in Lower Saxony.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2007