Wittlich City (Germany)

Stadt Wittlich, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich Rheinland-Pfalz

Last modified: 2023-07-20 by klaus-michael schneider
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Wittlich City

Wittlich Banner

It is a white-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top and crested by a white mural crown
Source: Klaus Günther:"Kommunalflaggen von Rheinland-Pfalz", CD
Jörg Majewski, 7 Oct 2009

Wittlich Coat of Arms

Shield Gules two keys Argent in pale overlapping one another.
Meaning:
In 1291 the German King Rudolf I of Habsburg granted city rights. City, castle and district (German: Amt) belonged to the Archbishopric of Trier until 1794. The first greater city seal from the late 13th century displayed a fortress with three towers and an open gate. The current pattern of the arms appeared first on a local seal of lay judges from the early 14th century. The tinctures red and silver are those of the archbishopric. Since the middle of the 19th century the keys sometimes had been in saltire, sometimes the keys had been blue on a silver or golden background. The keys are attributes of St. Peter, patron saint of the archbishopric.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.64
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 July 2023

Banner and arms are traditional.
Jörg Majewski, 7 Oct 2009

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