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Samtgemeinde Esens, Wittmund county, Lower Saxony
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](../images/d/de-wi-es.gif)3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 May 2009
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Esens city
City of Esens (Samtgemeinde* Esens, Wittmund county, Lower Saxony)
Description of flag: It is a light blue over yellow horizontal bicolour with the city�s coat of arms in the centre, which is topped by a black inscription �Esens�.
Description of coat of arms: In a silver field is a red tower with pinnacles, masoned black and flanked by a red fence on its sinister side. On top of the tower is a half black rampant bear, tongued red, wearing a golden necklace and holding a red brick between its paws in a threatening pose.
Another description in German is given in �2 (1) of �Hauptsatzung der Stadt Esens�, dated 15 December 1997, published on 4 May 1998 in_�Amtblatt für den Landkreis Wittmund Nr.6�_.
Source: I spotted this flag on 30 April 2009 on the road from Esens to Neuharlingersiel.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 May 2009
Arms
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