City of Lüdinghausen (Germany) (original) (raw)


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Stadt Lüdinghausen, Kreis Coesfeld, Northrhine-Westphalia

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[[Lüdinghausen flag]](../images/d/de-co-lh.gif)3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jun 2010
approved 8 October 1982

Current Flag

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a yellow over red horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.452
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jun 2010

[[Lüdinghausen banner]](../images/d/de-co%5Flh.gif)image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jun 2010

Description of banner:
It is a yellow - red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.452
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jun 2010

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
In the cemtre of a golden(=yellow) shield is a red bell. Upon the sinister chief point is a snail's shell of the same colour.
Meaning:
According to source the bell is canting. "lüden" (German: läuten) means ringing a bell. The shell is symbolizing the former municipality of Seppenrade. There a giant snail's shell had been found.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.174
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jun 2010

Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Münster on 8 October 1982.

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