Ennepe-Ruhr County (Germany) (original) (raw)

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Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen

[ [Ennepe-Ruhr County flag] ](../images/d/de-en.gif)3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2007

Ennepe-Ruhr County
Ennepe-Ruhr cities and municipalities [EN]
Northrhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Germany

Ennepe-Ruhr County

Ennepe-Ruhr County Flag

It is a blue-yellow horizontal bicolour.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.306
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2007

Ennepe-Ruhr County Flag with Coat of Arms

[ [Ennepe-Ruhr County flag w7 CoA] ](../images/d/de-en2.gif)3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2020

It is a blue-yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: Linder und Olzog 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2020

[ [Ennepe-Ruhr County banner] ](../images/d/de-en%5F.gif)3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2007

It is a blue banner with horizontal yellow stripes at the left and right edge. The ratio of stripes is 1:3:1. Within the blue stripe is the coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.306
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2007

Ennepe-Ruhr County Coat of Arms

Shield Or a bar chequered of Gules and Argent, on chief and base a bar wavy Azure.
Meaning:
The shield is taken from the Counts of Mark, recognisable by the Markian chequered bar (version 3 times 7 squares). The bars wavy are symbolising the rivers Ruhr and Ennepe, which gave the county its name.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.306
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2007

The flag was approved on 25 March 1954, current pattern according to Hauptsatzung of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis , version 26 June 2000.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.306
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2007