City of Korschenbroich (Germany)

Stadt Korschenbroich, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Current Flag
• Banner
• Coat of Arms
• Borough of Kleinenbroich

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Current Flag

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a black over yellow horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Source: §3(2) of Hauptsatzung of the city of Korschenbroich, version 18 December 2009
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Aug 2011

Banner

Description of banner:
It is a black - yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: §3(2) of Hauptsatzung of the city of Korschenbroich, version 18 December 2009
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Aug 2011

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per pale. The dexter field is silver (=white) divided by a black cross. The sinister side is divided five times per fess into golden (= yellow) and black.
Meaning:
According to source the cross is the cross of the archbishopric and electorate of Köln. The sinister side of the arms show the arms of the Millendonk-Mirlaer kin, who were an important family in Korschenbroich.
Source: §3(1) of Hauptsatzung of the city of Korschenbroich, version 18 December 2009
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Aug 2011

Flag and banner were approved by Regierungspräsident Düsseldorf on 9 November 1979, the coat of arms on 22 July 1977.

Borough of Kleinenbroich

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a yellow flag with red horizontal stripes at the top- and bottom edge. In its centre is a chess board of 25 red and golden (=yellow) squares, four of them are superimposed by a silver (= white) square showing a bishop's head with a blue mitre.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Aug 2011

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