Gifhorn City (Germany)

Stadt Gifhorn, Landkreis Gifhorn, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2019-05-29 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Gifhorn City
• Gifhorn Flag
• Gifhorn Banner
• Gifhorn plain Flag reported 1891
• Gifhorn Coat of Arms


• Gamsen Borough
• Gamsen Flag
• Gamsen Banner
• Gamsen Coat of Arms


• Kästorf Borough
• Kästorf Flag
• Kästorf Banner
• Kästorf Coat of Arms


• Neubokel Borough
• Neubokel Flag
• Neubokel Banner
• Neubokel Coat of Arms


• Wilsche Borough
• Wilsche Flag
• Wilsche Banner
• Wilsche Coat of Arms

• County and Municipal Flags (Lower Saxony / Niedersachsen, Germany)
• Gifhorn county
• Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen, Germany)
• Hannoverian Flags reported 1891
• Germany

Gifhorn City

Gifhorn Flag

It is a red-blue horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 5 Apr 2007

Gifhorn Banner

It is a red-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 5 Apr 2007

Gifhorn plain Flag reported 1891

The ratio is given as 1:2. It was a blue over red horizontal bicolour. The information is confirmed by Stadler 1970, p.42.
Source: H.Ahrens: "Hannoversche Landschafts-und Städtewappen", 1891, plate XX
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Nov 2011

Gifhorn Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, a lion rampant Or, armed and tongued Gules, in base a hunting horn Gules.
Meaning:
Gifhorn gained the rights of a market town in 1275 by Duke Johann of Braunschweig-Lüneburg. Since then Gifhorn had been either denoted as a city or as a "Wigbold". First seals existed since the 14th century, already displaying the lion of the Welfen kin, to which the Dukes of Braunschweig-Lüneburg belonged, and the canting horn. The current pattern is based on that one of H.Ahrens (1891). The tinctures are known since the 18th century. The Welfen lion here is golden, normally it would be blue. The city arms also influencec the county arms of 1929.
Source: Stadler 1970, p.42
Jörg Majewski, 5 Apr 2007 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2019

The approval of the flag is unknown. The arms were approved in 1562.
Jörg Majewski, 5 Apr 2007

Gamsen Borough

Gamsen Flag

It is a blue-yellow horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is slightly shifted to the hoist.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 8 Apr 2007

Gamsen Banner

It is a blue-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.

Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski,

Gamsen Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Or, a lion rampant Azure, armed and tongued Gules, at sinister Gules, an oak twig Argent with five leaves and two acorns.
Meaning:
The lion is that one of the Welfen kin. Its Lüneburg branch ruled the village without interruptions since 1428. The oak twig is alluding to local forests.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2019

The approval of the flag is unknown. The arms were in use since 8 May 1980
Jörg Majewski, 8 Apr 2007

Kästorf Borough

Kästorf Flag

It is a red-yellow-red horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:2:1. The coat of arms is slightly shifted to the hoist.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 9 Apr 2007

Kästorf Banner

It is a red-yellow-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:2:1. The coat of arms is in the yellow stripe and shifted to the top.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 9 Apr 2007

Kästorf Coat of Arms

Shield Gules a bee hive Or, in base a hunting horn Argent with fittings Or.
Meaning:
The bee hive is symbolising the diligence of the inhabitants. The horn is taken from the arms of Gifhorn county.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2019

The approval of the flag is unknown. The arms were approved on 4 July 1963.
Jörg Majewski, 9 Apr 2007

Neubokel Borough

Neubokel Flag

It is a red-blue horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Jörg Majewski, 10 Apr 2007

Neubokel Banner

It is a red-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003

Jörg Majewski, 10 Apr 2007

Neubokel Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, over a fess chequered of Gules and Argent, gable shelves Or in saltire ending in horseheads.
Meaning:
The chequered bar, also known as Cistercian bar, is alluding to the nearby monastery of Marienrode. The gable shelves are typical for the tops of Lower Saxonian farmhouses and are symbolising agriculture. The flag colours are those of Gifhorn city.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2019

The arms were approved on 8 May 1980.
Jörg Majewski, 10 Apr 2007

Wilsche Borough

Wilsche Flag

It is a yellow-blue-yellow horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:2:1. The coat of arms is in the blue stripe and shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 11 Apr 2007

Wilsche Banner

It is a yellow-blue-yellow vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:2:1. The coat of arms is in the blue stripe and slightly shifted to the hoist.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 11 Apr 2007

Wilsche Coat of Arms

Shield abased parted per fess, above Or, a lion rampant issuant Azure, armed and tongued Gules, surrounded by five heartlets Gules, beneath a sword Or in fess pointing to sinister.
Meaning:
The lion is a differenciation of the arms of the Welfen kin.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2019

Flag and banner and arms were approved on 5 April 1971.
Jörg Majewski, 11 Apr 2007

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