German Rowing Clubs in Halle

Hallesche Ruderclubs

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Source:
If source is not given explicitely, all information is available from the flag chart of : Rudersportalmanach 1977.

Hallesche RVg Böllberg-Nelson

Name: Hallesche-Ruder-Vereinigung Böllberg v.1884 und Nelson von 1874 e.V. im SV Halle
Located in: Halle/Saale
Established: 29 March 1874
For further information click: club webpage. Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2007

Current Logo

Source: clubs website
The club has a logo, showing the crossed flags of "Böllberg" and "Nelson" rowing clubs. Perhaps the club is using both flags side by side. Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2007

Club Data

The clubs Hallescher Ruderverein "Böllberg" von 1884 e.V. and Rudergesellschaft von 1874 "Nelson" e.V., located in Goslar, merged on 5 June 1993 in Halle.
The sports association was called earlier SC Chemie Halle (Sportclub Chemie Halle). Abbreviation: HRV Böllberg/Nelson
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2007

The coat of arms in the left flag corresponds to the coat of arms of Halle.
To the history of the association, or better all rowing associations of Halle, there is on club history page.
Ulf Sauerbrey, 28 July 2009

It might be a flagpin, showing an erroneous version of the flag, of former Rudergesellschaft "Nelson" Halle, before German reunion located in Goslar. The club meanwhile merged with RC Böllberg Halle and is today part of SC Halle. The flag of "Nelson" however had only 9-stripes. (I checked it at Rudersportalmanach 1977 and the club website as well). Due to all other parts however it is a perfect match.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 July 2009

RG Nelson

Name: Rudergesellschaft von 1874 "Nelson" e.V.
Located in: Goslar
Established: 29 March 1874
It is a horizontal 9-stripes flag with alternating red and white stripes, starting with a red one. The flag has a square white canton divided by a blue centred cross. In the canton´s upper hoist quarter is a blue over white over red horizontal tricolour.

Brief History:
On 13 October 1874 the club was established as Ruderklub "Nelson". By age it was the no.15 in Germany. The first race was run in 1881, when the clubs "Trafalgar" and "Neptun" had been established in Halle. In 1910 the rowing department of Akademischer Turnverein "Gothia" joined the club. After WW2 the remaining members probably joined "Böllberg". Others re-established the club in Goslar, then (West-)Germany.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2007

Hallescher RV "Böllberg"

Name: Hallescher Ruderverein  "Böllberg" von 1884 e.V.
Located in: Halle/Saale
Established: 5 July 1884
It is a plain white flag with two red horizontal lines. Between the lines is the coat of arms of the city of Halle, placed however into a Spanish shield version 1515 (according to O.Neubecker: Wappenkunde; p.51).
Source: flag chart

Brief History:
In 1884 the rowing clubs "Trafalgar" (established 1881) and "Germania" (established 1882) merged, forming the Hallescher Ruderclub von 1884, which was renamed in 1915. The appendix "Böllberg" was added, after the club had opened a new boat house outside the city. After WW2 members of all three existing rowing clubs in Halle were united in "Böllberg". I couldn´t find out, whether the name was changed or not.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2007

Hallescher RC

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2011

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jan 2021

Name: Hallescher Ruderclub e.V. im USV Halle e.V.
Located in: Halle / Saale
Established: 22 June 1895
Re-established: 31 May 1990
The current flag (see left image above) is white divided by blue horizontal lines. Between the lines is a blue inscription "HRC". The old flag (see right image above) was white with a light blue intertwined inscription, "R" surrounded by "H" surrounded by "C".
Source: flag chart
For further information click: club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 May 2011 / 20 Jan 2021

RC "Neptun"

Name: RC "Neptun"
Located in: Halle / Saale
Established: 20 April 1880
Dissolved: unknown
It was a 6-stripes flag parted by alternating red and white horizontal stripes. On white canton was a blue 6-point star.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1890, no.3, p.23
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jan 2026

RC "Sturmvogel"

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Jan 2026

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Jan 2026

Name: Ruder-Club "Sturmvogel"
Located in: Halle / Saale
Established: 16 March 1889
Dissolved: unknown
The 1st flag (see left image above, reported 1890, was a 7-stripes flag parted by horizontal stripes alternating of red and white. The white canton was parted by a thin red centred cross with red inscriptions as follows: "R"(upper hoist), "C"(upper fly), "H"(lower hoist) and "S" (lower fly). Over all was a centred white diamond with red border and red inscription "St".
The 2nd flag (see right image above, reported 1895, was white with a centred red 6-point star. On canton was a red-white-red horizontal tricolour. Alongside the bottom edge was a red serifed inscription "R C St H a S".
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1890, no.27, p.293 and 1895, no.15, p.157
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Jan 2026

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