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Oelde city (Germany)

Stadt Oelde, Warendorf County, North Rhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2007-10-27 by jarig bakker
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[Stadt Oelde flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jul 2007

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City of Oelde

City of Oelde (Warendorf county / Northrhine-Westphalia)
The flags ratio is 3:5. It is a blue over white horizontal bicolour.
This version is the current official one according §2(4) of Hauptsatzung of the city of Oelde dated 17 January 2005.
Description of coat of arms:
In a blue shield is a silver (=white) lying moon-crescent topped by a silver (=white) 6-point star.
Meaning:
The coat of arms was used before 1890 and was granted by the Prussian king in 1910. The origin of the coat of arms is not clear. The moon however is said to be an attribute of St.John the Baptist, whose image could be proved to be on the seal of Oelde since 1754.
Source:Klemens STADLER, images by Max REINHART: "Deutsche Wappen Bd.VII Nordrhein-Westfalen" Bremen 1972; p.75
(Note: the description according to Veddeler doesn't match that one of Hauptsazung).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jun 2007

Banner

[Stadt Oelde banner] 5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jun 2007

Description of Banner:
The ratio is 5:2. It is a vertical blue-white bicolour, topped by a white rectangle with the coat of arms in its centre. The ratio between rectangle and the rest is probably about 2:7 (not in my image).
Source: Peter VEDDELER: "Wappen-Siegel-Flaggen, die kommunalen Hoheitszeichen der Kreise, Städte und Gemeinden in Westfalen-Lippe", ISBN 3-87023-252-8.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jun 2007