Harpstedt Comprehensive Municipality

Samtgemeinde Harpstedt, Landkreis Oldenburg, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2021-08-22 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: harpstedt(sg) | harpstedt | duensen | gr.ippener | cross(black) | bar(red) | oak(branch) | linden(branch) | pall | ram(head) | harp |
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Harpstedt Comprehensive Municipality (SG)

SG Harpstedt Flag

It is a blue over white horizontal bicolour.
Source: §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of SG Harpstedt, version 16 December 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Dec 2017

SG Harpstedt Banner

It is a blue-white vertcal bicolour.
Source: §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of SG Harpstedt, version 16 December 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Dec 2017

Municipalities without proper Flags

The following municipalities have no proper flags: Beckeln, Colnrade, Kirchseelte, Prinzhöfte and Winkelsett.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Aug 2021

Dünsen Municipality

Dünsen Flag

It is a white over red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Dec 2017

Shield parted per fess; above parted per pale, at dexter Argent a throughout Greek cross Sable, at sinister Or two bars Gules; beneath Gules a branch of oak and a branch of linden, both Argent with leaves.
Meaning:
The upper sinister half displays the first arms of the Counts of Oldenburg.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Dec 2017

Groß Ippener Municipality

Groß Ippener Banner

It is a white banner with coat of arms slightly shifted to the top
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Dec 2017

Shield Gules, parted by a pall Argent; in chief a cross patty Or with triangular base; in dexter base an oak twig Or in bend sinister, consisting of one acorn and two leaves; in sinister chief a ram's head Or in bend.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Dec 2017

Harpstedt Market Town

Harpstedt Flag

It is an armourial flag (banner of arms).
Source: phone call to the comprehensive municipality
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Aug 2021

Harpstedt Banner

It is a blue-white vertical bicolour with a yellow harp shifted towards the top.
Source: phone call to the comprehensive municipality
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Aug 2021

Harpstedt Coat of Arms

Shield parted per fess of Azure and Argent, over all a harp Or.
Meaning:
In 1396 Count Otto of Hoya granted the rights of a market town. The harp is a canting element. It already appeared on local seals since the 18th century and was confirmed expressis verbis in 1841 on occassion of the introduction of a municipal constitution. Already the earliest arms displayed a shield parted per fess, but there also existed versions with a harp on a monochrome blue shield. The seal of the town (German: Flecken) from the 20th century displayed the harp without shield. Also the old seal of the Harpstedt Subcounty (German: Amt) displayed the bars of the Grand Dukes of Oldenburg at dexter and the harp at sinsiter. The grand dukes had been the local liege lords until 1667.
Source: Stadler 1970, p.46
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Aug 2021

The flag colours are known since the 16th century. The arms are traditional.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Aug 2021

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