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Schwerte City (Germany)

Stadt Schwerte, Unna County, Nordrhein-Westfalen

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 June 2010
approved 18 February 1977

Banner
Plain Flag
Coat of Arms

See also:

County and Municipal Flags (North Rhine-Westphalia / Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Unna County
Northrhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Germany

Banner

It is a red - white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is placed into the centre of a squarish white bannerhead.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.512
Klaus-Michael Schneider,16 June 2010

Plain Flag

3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jul 2007

The flags ratio is 3:5. It is a red over white horizontal bicolour.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.88.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 July 2007

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules two swords Argent in saltire.
Meaning:
According to Veddeler 2003, p.216 the arms are canting and the existence can be proved on seals since 1427. The current colours were fixed in 1947. Until 1909 there were black swords in a blue field. Due to basic heraldic rules the background was changed into silver in 1911. Those arms can also be seen on Ralf Hartemink´s website.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.512
Klaus-Michael Schneider,16 June 2010

Banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Arnsberg on 18 February 1977.

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