City of Werl (Germany)

Stadt Werl, Kreis Soest, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Current Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Plain Flag reported 1972

• County and Municipal Flags (Northrhine-Westphalia / Nordrhein-Westfalen)
• Northrhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
• Soest County [SO]
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Current Flag

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a black over white horizontal bicolour. The rectangular flaghead is white. Its width is 1/3 of total width. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flaghead topped by an inscription in black capitals "STADT WERL".
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.550
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jun 2010

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The silver(=white) shield is divided by a black cross. The vertical cross bar is superimposed by a silver(=white) key.
Meaning:
According to source both are reprensenting the former sovereignty of the archbishops of Köln. The key also is a symbol of St.Peter. The key originally had been golden but was the colour was changed in 1910.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.241
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jun 2010

The coat of arms was granted on 28 January 1911, the flag is mentioned in appendix to �3(2) of Hauptsatzung of the city of Werl, dated 17 December 1999.

Description of flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a white over black horizontal bicolour.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.99
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Jul 2007

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