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Steinfurt city (Germany)

Stadt Steinfurt, Steinfurt County, North Rhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2007-10-27 by jarig bakker
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[Steinfurt city flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jun 2007
Flag adopted 16 Jan 1978 See also:

City of Steinfurt

City of Steinfurt (Steinfurt county / North Rhine-Westphalia)
Description of flag:
The flags ratio is 3:5. It is a yellow over blue horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the hoist.
Description of coat of arms:
In a blue field is a golden castle. It is a simplified version of that one of the former city of Burgsteinfurt without drawbidge and brickwork and with linear walls. The towers are topped by the new cities flags without coat of arms. The shield has a golden (=yellow) chief showing the nine rhombs of the former city of Borghorst.
The flag was granted on 16 January 1978.
Source: Peter VEDDELER: "Wappen-Siegel-Flaggen, die kommunalen Hoheitszeichen der Kreise, Städte und Gemeinden in Westfalen-Lippe" ; ISBN 3-87023-252-8.
Image of coat of arms was taken from http://www.steinfurt.de.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 June 2007

Steinfurt banner

[Steinfurt banner] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jun 2007
Flag adopted 16 Jan 1978

Description of banner:
The ratio is 5:2. It is a vertical yellow and blue bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the top.
The banner was granted on 16 January 1978.
Source: Peter VEDDELER: "Wappen-Siegel-Flaggen, die kommunalen Hoheitszeichen der Kreise, Städte und Gemeinden in Westfalen-Lippe"; ISBN 3-87023-252-8.
Image of coat of arms was taken from http://www.steinfurt.de.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 June 2007

Steinfurt CoA

[Steinfurt coat of arms] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jun 2007

City of Borghorst

[Borghorst city flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jun 2007
Flag adopted ?

City of Borghorst (City of Steinfurt / Steinfurt county / North Rhine-Westphalia)
Description of flag:
The flags ratio is 3:5. It is a white flag with a blue stripe on top- and bottom edge with the coat of arms in its centre.
Description of coat of arms:
In a silver (=white) shield are two rows of blue rhombs ordered five above four.
Source: Klemens STADLER, images by Max REINHART: "Deutsche Wappen Bd.VII Nordrhein-Westfalen" Bremen 1972, p.28.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 June 2007

City of Burgsteinfurt

[Burgsteinfurt city flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jun 2007
Flag adopted ?

City of Burgsteinfurt (City of Steinfurt / Steinfurt county / North Rhine-Westphalia)
Description of flag:
The flags ratio is 3:5. It is a yellow over red horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms in its centre.
Description of coat of arms:
In a golden (=yellow) shield is a red castle with three towers, each topped by the cities flag without coat of arms. The castle has an open gate with black portcullis, a drawbridge and rounded walls with brickwork.
Source: Klemens STADLER, images by Max REINHART: "Deutsche Wappen Bd.VII Nordrhein-Westfalen" Bremen 1972, p.31.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 June 2007

CoA of Burgsteinfurt

[CoA of Burgsteinfurt] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jun 2007