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Ochtrup city (Germany)

Stadt Ochtrup, Steinfurt County, North Rhine-Westphalia

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[Ochtrup city flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Jul 2007
Flag adopted 27 March 1963

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City of Ochtrup

City of Ochtrup (Steinfurt county / Northrhine Westphalia)
Description of flag:
The ratio of flag is 3:5. It is a red over green horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the hoist. The flag was granted on 27 March 1963.
Source: Peter VEDDELER:"Wappen-Siegel-Flaggen, die kommunalen Hoheitszeichen der Kreise, Städte und Gemeinden in Westfalen-Lippe" ; ISBN 3-87023-252-8., as described in http://kommunalflaggen.de/.
Description of coat of arms:
In a red shield is a silver (=white) passant holy lamb of God holding with its left front leg a white banner with a St.George cross, fixed at a silver (=white) bar, which is topped by a cross. Beneath the lamb is a green meadow with a single green bush on the sinister side. The coat of arms was granted in 1950.
Source: Klemens STADLER, images by Max REINHART: "Deutsche Wappen Bd.VII Nordrhein-Westfalen" Bremen 1972; p.75.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Jul 2007

Banner

[Ochtrup city banner] 5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Jul 2007
Flag adopted 27 March 1963

Description of banner:
The ratio of banner is 5:2. It is a red-green vertical bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the top. The banner was granted on 27 March 1963.
Source: Peter VEDDELER:"Wappen-Siegel-Flaggen, die kommunalen Hoheitszeichen der Kreise, Städte und Gemeinden in Westfalen-Lippe" ; ISBN 3-87023-252-8., as described in http://kommunalflaggen.de/.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Jul 2007