Sarstedt City (Germany) (original) (raw)

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Stadt Sarstedt, Landkreis Hildesheim, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Current Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Plain Flag reported 1891 See also:
• County and Municipal Flags (Lower Saxony / Niedersachsen)
• Hildesheim County
• Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
• Hannoverian Flags reported 1891
• Germany

Current Flag

It is a yellow over red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Aug 2017

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
Shield parted per pale of Or and Gules, charged with a trefoil Vert with contorted stem.
Meaning:
Sarstedt gained city rights in 1296 by Bishop Siegfried II of Hildesheim. At the same time the first seal was made, displaying a castle with three towers over a wavy line, symbolising Innerste River. The lower central tower was crowned by St. Anthony with crozier and book in a seal from the 15th century. The current arms developed in the 17th century and were also displayed in later seals. The colours are those of the Bishopric of Hildesheim. The trefoil was a local symbol. The flag colours are those of the Bishopric of Hildesheim.
Source: Stadler 1970, p.70
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Aug 2017

Plain Flag reported 1891

[](../images/d/de-hi-sa891.gif)1:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Nov 2011

Description of flag:
The ratio is given as 1:2. It was a yellow over red over green horizontal tricolour. The information is confirmed by Stadler 1970, p.70.
Source:H.Ahrens "Hannoversche Landschafts-und Städtewappen", 1891, plate XX
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Nov 2011

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