City of Norden (Germany)

Stadt Norden, Landkreis Aurich, Lower Saxony

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3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon

• Norden City Flag
• Norddeich (harbour of Norden)
• Norden plain Flag reported 1891

• County and Municipal Flags (Lower Saxony / Niedersachsen)
• Norden historical flags
• Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
• Aurich county
• Hannoverian Flags reported 1891
• Germany

Norden City Flag

Description of flag:
The flag of Norden shows three golden spur wheels 2,1 in a blue field. Norden is nowadays a town in the county of Aurich.
A banner of the arms. From Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website: The spurs (Sporenräder) are derived from the arms of the Idzinga family. This family had much influence in the city, but it is not known when the city adopted the spurs.
Sources: Stadler 1970,p.61 and K. Leiner: "Panorama Norden", Norden, 1972.
Stefan Schwoon, 29 Mar 2001

Norddeich (harbour of Norden)

Description of flag:
It is a white over green over red horizontal tricolour with the coat of arms in the centre.
Description of coat of arms:
In a silver field is a red flash. The shield has a green chief, showing a silver fish armed golden.
Meaning:
The flash is probably symbolizing Norddeich radio station, which was formerly very famous in Western Germany for sending the Xmas-greetings to German sailors away from home.
Source: I spotted this flag on 14 September 2009 at Norddeich main street.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Sep 2009

Norden plain Flag reported 1891

Description of flag:
The ratio is given as 1:2. It was a blue over yellow horizontal bicolour.
Source: H.Ahrens "Hannoversche Landschafts-und Städtewappen", 1891, plate XX
Klaus-Michael Schneider , 23 Nov 2011