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Paderborn county (Germany)

Kreis Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia

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[Paderborn County flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Nov 2007
adopted 22 Jul 1975 See also:

Paderborn county

Paderborn county (Northrhine-Westphalia)
Description of flag:
The flags ratio is 3:5. It is a red over white horizontal bicolour with the count's coat of arms shifted to the hoist.
Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided by a blue fessy wavy line. The chief shows a red cross in a silver (=white) field. The base shows a red "rhombic chevron" (germ.: Rautensparren) in a silver (=white) field. It is a chevron built from seven odd lozenges (you need a lot of fantasy to recognize them).
Meaning:
The cross is taken from the coat of arms of the archbishopric of Paderborn. The rhombic chevron is taken from that one of the Lords of B�ren, whose dominion became part of the archbishopric in 1660. It was also part of the coat of arms of former B�ren county. The wavy line turns out that there exist rich water resources within the county.
Authorized: 22 July 1975 by Regierungspr�sident Detmold
Source: Peter VEDDELER:"Wappen-Siegel-Flaggen, die kommunalen Hoheitszeichen der Kreise, St�dte und Gemeinden in Westfalen-Lippe" ; ISBN 3-87023-252-8; p.315
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Nov 2007

Banner

[Paderborn County banner] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Nov 2007
adopted 22 Jul 1975

Description of banner:
It is a red and white vertical bicolour with the count's coat of arms shifted to the top.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Nov 2007