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Brome Comprehensive Municipality (Germany)

Samtgemeinde Brome, Landkreis Gifhorn, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2020-02-06 by klaus-michael schneider
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[SG Brome flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 22 Apr 2007 See also:

Brome Comprehensive Municipality

SG Brome Flag

It is a red-white horizontal bicolour with arms slightly shifted to the hoist.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 22 Apr 2007

SG Brome Banner

[SG Brome banner] image by Jörg Majewski, 22 Apr 2007

It is a red-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted to the top.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 22 Apr 2007

SG Brome Coat of Arms

The comprehensive municipality shares its arms with the namesake market town.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 22 Apr 2007

Flag and banner were approved on 8 June 1977. The arms were approved on 20 September 1976.
Jörg Majewski, 22 Apr 2007


Bergfeld Municipality

Bergfeld Flag

[Bergfeld flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 23 Apr 2007

It is an armourial flag (banner of arms).
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 23 Apr 2007

Bergfeld Banner

[Bergfeld banner] image by Jörg Majewski, 23 Apr 2007

It is a banner of arms.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 23 Apr 2007

Bergfeld Coat of Arms

[Bergfeld CoA] image by Jörg Majewski, 23 Apr 2007

Shield parted per pale wavy of Azure and Or, a horseshoe in counterchanged colours.
Meaning:
The colours are those of Braunschweig, to which the village historically belonged.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Nov 2019

Flag, banner and arms were approved on 7 October 1988.
Jörg Majewski, 23 Apr 2007


Brome Market Town

Brome Flag

[Brome market town flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Apr 2007

It is a red-white-red horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 2:5:2 and arms slightly shifted to the hoist.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 24 Apr 2007

Brome Banner

[Brome market town banner] image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Apr 2007

It is a red-white-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 2:5:2 and arms shifted to the top.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 24 Apr 2007

Brome Coat of Arms

[Brome market town CoA] image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Apr 2007

Shield parted enhanced per fess wavy, above Argent, a tower issuant Gules, beneath Gules a lion passant Or armed and tongued Azure.
Meaning:
The partition per fess wavy and the tower are alluding to Brome Castle, nowadays being a museum. The lion is referring to the fact that the market town historically belonged to the Duchy of Braunschweig. The colours red and white are those of the Bishopric of Halberstadt, to which Brome belonged before.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Nov 2019

Flag and banner were approved on 8 October 1965. The arms were approved on 22 November 1963.
Jörg Majewski, 24 Apr 2007


Ehra-Lessien Municipality

Ehra-Lessien Flag

[Ehra-Lessien flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 25 Apr 2007

It is a green-white-green horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 2:9:2 and arms slightly shifted to the hoist.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 25 Apr 2007

Ehra-Lessien Banner

[Ehra-Lessien municipality banner] image by Jörg Majewski, 25 Apr 2007

It is a green-white-green vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 2:9:2 and arms shifted to the top.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 25 Apr 2007

Ehra-Lessien Coat of Arms

[Ehra-Lessien CoA] image by Jörg Majewski, 25 Apr 2007

Shield Vert, an upper demi-eagle Argent in chief and an inverted horseshoe Argent in base.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Nov 2019

Flag and banner were approved on 1 September 1986. The arms were approved on 13 August 1986.
Jörg Majewski, 25 Apr 2007


Parsau Municipality

Parsau Flag

[Parsau flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 26 Apr 2007

It is a green-white-green horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 2:9:2 and arms slightly shifted to the hoist.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 26 Apr 2007

Parsau Banner

[Parsau banner] image by Jörg Majewski, 26 Apr 2007

It is a green-white-green vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 2:9:2 and arms shifted to the top.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 26 Apr 2007

Parsau Coat of Arms

[Parsau CoA] image by Jörg Majewski, 26 Apr 2007

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Vert a sinister facing heron trippant Argent, at sinsiter Argent a twig of black alder Vert.
Meaning:
The charges are referring to the location between the nature protection areas of Südheide and Drömling.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Nov 2019

The arms were approved on 14 September 1977.
Jörg Majewski, 26 Apr 2007


Rühen Municipality

Rühen Old Flag


[Rühen old flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Feb 2020

It is a green-white-green horizontal triband. The coat of arms is in the middle of the white stripe.
Source: information provided per email by Klaus Günther
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Feb 2020

Rühen Old Plain Flag


[Rühen old plain flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Nov 2019

It is a green-white-green horizontal triband. According to the municipality it is the old flag.
Source: this online newspaper
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Nov 2019

Rühen Banner

[Rühen banner] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Nov 2019


email from municipality, received 28 November 2019
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Nov 2019

Rühen Coat of Arms


[Rühen CoA] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Nov 2019

Shield Vert, an open annulet Argent in base, coming out from aperture a twig of goat-willow Argent with three leaves.
Meaning:
The open annulet is referring to the roundling settlement, which is very common in the area. The village was first mentioned in 1366 as "Rughinghe", which means "stand of goat-willows" (Latin: Salix caprea).
The arms were approved on 22 September 1989.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Nov 2019

Rühen-Brechtorf Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, parted by a throughout cross Argent with wavy horizontal bar, in canton an open annulet Argent.
Meaning:
The name of the municipality means "little ford", thus the cross has an historical context, alluding to the ford. It is also symbolising that the municipality is located alongside the road from Rühen to Wolfsburg and at the Mittelland Canal. The annulet is symbolising a roundling, the typical Medieval form of villages in the area.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
The arms were approved on 23 August 1989.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Nov 2019

Rühen-Eischott Coat of Arms

Shield Or a farmhouse Gules with half timber Sable, chief Gules charged with three heraldic roses Argent, barbed and seeded Or, ordered per fess.
The arms were approved on 26 July 1989.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Nov 2019

Tiddische Municipality

The municipality has no proper flag.
Source: phone call to municipal office
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Nov 2019


Tülau Municipality

Tülau Flag

[Tülau flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 28 Apr 2007

It is a green-yellow horizontal bicolour with arms slightly shifted to the hoist.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 28 Apr 2007

Tülau Banner

[Tülau banner] image by Jörg Majewski, 28 Apr 2007

It is a green-yellow vertical bicolour with arms shifted to the top.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 28 Apr 2007

Tülau Coat of Arms

[Tülau CoA] image by Jörg Majewski, 28 Apr 2007

Shield parted per pale of Vert and Or, a tubular with three arrows in counterchanged colours.
Meaning:
The arms are canting. The name of the municipality is derived from the Slavic word for tubular.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Flag and banner were approved on 12 November 1990. The arms were approved on 21 August 1990.
Jörg Majewski, 28 Apr 2007


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