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Rüthen city (Germany)

Stadt Rüthen, Soest County, North Rhine-Westphalia

3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2007
Flag adopted 19 Aug 1976

City of Rüthen
Banner
Flag without CoA

See also:

Soest County
Soest cities and municipalities
County and Municipal Flags (North Rhine-Westphalia / Nordrhein-Westfalen)
North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Germany

City of Rüthen

City of Rüthen (Soest county; Northrhine-Westphalia)
Description of flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a horizontal white over red over white flag. The ratio between the stripes is 1:3:1. The coat of arms is within the red stripe shifted to the hoist.
Description of coat of arms:
In a silver (=white) shield is a black cross, touching all edges with a red rhomb in each angle and a fifth rhomb in the centre of the cross.
Meaning:
The cross is the symbol of the archbishopric and electorate of Cologne. The rhombs (German: Rauten) are symbolizing the cities name. Some people say that Karl I. the great granted the rhombs as a symbol of the five wounds of Jesus Christ. This must be however an urban legend, because the coat of arms was unknown before the 12th century.
Authorized: 19 August 1976 by Regierungspräsident Arnsberg
Source: Peter VEDDELER:"Wappen-Siegel-Flaggen, die kommunalen Hoheitszeichen der Kreise, Städte und Gemeinden in Westfalen-Lippe" ; ISBN 3-87023-252-8; p.501
Note: This one is probably the current flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2007

Banner

3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2007
Flag adopted 19 Aug 1976

Description of banner:
It is a white-red-white banner. The ratio between the vertical stripes is 1:3:1. The coat of arms is within the red stripe shifted to the top.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2007

Flag without CoA

3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Jun 2007
Flag adopted ?

It is a horizontal red over black over white tricolour.
Source: Klemens STADLER, images by Max REINHART: "Deutsche Wappen Bd.VII Nordrhein-Westfalen" Bremen 1972, p.89
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Jun 2007