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Niedernhausen Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Niedernhausen, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Niedernhausen municipal banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 14 Aug 2006
approved 27 April 1979 See also:

Niedernhausen Municipality

Banner:
Yellow with vertical blue edges, divided by thin yellow lines. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the yellow stripe.
inhabitants 14,664
Rheingau-Taunus County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
banner approved on 27 April 1979
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 14 Aug 2006


Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, a lion rampant Or, armed and tongued Gules, holding a sword Argent in pale by his left forepaw, surrounded by six billets Or.
Meaning:
The arms are more or less those of Nassau. The sword added is representing former Oberjosbach municipality and its patron saint St. Michael.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 May 2017


Oberjosbach Village

[Oberjosbach village flag] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 14 Aug 2006
approved 25 September 1971

Banner:
It is a vertical 5-stripes banner with alternating white and red stripes. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
incorporated into Niedernhausen on 1 January 1977
Rheingau-Taunus County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
banner approved on 25 September 1971
banner inofficial, used for traditional purposes only
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 14 Aug 2006


Oberjosbach Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, a sword flamant Gules in bend sinister.
Meaning:
The sword flamant is an attribute of St. Michael, the local patron saint. The saint appeared already on the oldest seal of the village, dating from 1719. The colours of the arms are derived of the colours of the former rulers in the area; the Counts of Eppstein and the Archbishops of Mainz. Both used only silver and red as colours. After the village became part of Nassau in 1803 the seals displayed only a landscape in the 19th century, and a church in the early 20th century.
The arms were proposed in 1956; I have no idea whether the arms were finally approved.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 May 2017


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