Wettenberg Municipality (Germany) (original) (raw)

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Gemeinde Wettenberg, Landkreis Gießen, Gießen District, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: wettenberg | krofdorf-gleiberg | lion(head) | chief(embattled) | linden(leaf) | oak(leaf) | billet |
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[](../images/d/de-gi-we%5F.gif)5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Aug 2006
approved 18 March 1982

• Wettenberg Municipality
• Coat of Arms
• Krofdorf-Gleiberg Village
• Krofdorf-Gleiberg Coat of Arms See also:
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• Hesse (Hessen)
• Gießen County
• Germany

Wettenberg Municipality

Banner:
It is a blue-yellow-red vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
administration seat: Krofdorf-Gleiberg
inhabitants 12,470
Gießen county
district Gießen, state Hesse
municipality formed on 1 August 1979 by 3 villages
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther, with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 24 Aug 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, two lion's heads averted Or tongued Gules, in base a couple of one linden leaf and two oak leaves, all Or, embattled chief Or without charges.
The coat of arms was approved on 20 March 1981 by Minister of Interior of Hesse.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Mar 2017

Krofdorf-Gleiberg Village

[](../images/d/de-gi-we-kg%5F.gif)5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Aug 2006
approved 19 August 1974

Banner:
It is a vertical 5-stripes banner blue-yellow-red-yellow-blue with ratio of stripes 2:3:2:3:2. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the central stripe.
incorporated on 1 August 1979
Gießen county
district Gießen, state Hesse
banner approved on 19 August 1974
banner unofficial, used for traditional purposes only
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 24 Aug 2006

Krofdorf-Gleiberg Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, a lion's head Or tongued Gules and surrounded by four billets Or, chief embattled Or charged with three linden leaves Azure in fess.
Meaning:
The lion's head with billets is derived from the arms of Nassau. The embattled chief is probably representing the castles of Gleiberg and Vetzberg.
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 June 2017

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