Petershagen City (Germany) (original) (raw)


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Stadt Petershagen, Kreis Minden-Lübbecke, Nordrhein-Westfalen

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[[Petershagen City flag]](../images/d/de-mi-pe.gif)3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 June 2010
approved 29 March 1974

Current Flag

The flag is horizontally divided into red over white over red with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the centre of the white stripe.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.486
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 June 2010

[[City of Petershagen banner]](../images/d/de-mi%5Fpe.gif)5:2, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 June 2010

The banner is vertically divided into red - white - red with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.486
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 June 2010

Coat of arms

Shield Gules with base wavy Argent charged with irregular wavelets Sable, a bridge Argent with two pillars topped by a pair of keys in saltire of the same.
Meaning:
According to source the crossed keys are alluding to the Bishops of Minden, who erected a castle in Petershagen in 1306. Bridge and waves upon the base are symbolising that the current town of Petershagen is located on both sides of river Weser by merging of former Amt Windheim with Amt Petershagen. Red and silver had been the colours of the former Bishopric of Minden. The former arms, granted on 15 May 1908, showed the crossed keys topped by a nettle leaf. The latter reminded at Bishop Gerhard. He was a descendant of the Counts of Schaumburg and Bishop of Minden. He made Petershagen capital of the bishopric in 14th century.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.197
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 June 2010

Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Detmold on 29 March 1974.

Plain Flag reported 1972

[[City of Petershagen plain flag]](../images/d/de-mi-pe0.gif)3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 July 2007

It is a red over white horizontal bicolour.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.78
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 July 2007

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