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Keywords: pleiszenaue | linden(leaves) | stork | tower |
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2021
The community itself and the following municipalities have no proper flags: Fockendorf, Gerstenberg, Haselbach and Treben (seat).
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2021
It is a green-white-green vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top in the white stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2021
Shield Argent eight linden leaves Vert ordered 1:2:3:2, mantled Azure, at dexter charged with a sinister facing stork proper vigilant, at sinister with an embattled tower Argent with two windows of the same.
Meaning:
The stork is referring to a nature and bird reserve in the municipality. The tower belongs to the local castle, which was also depicted on the historical seals of the village. The leaves are representing the eight settlement cores the municipality. As there are linden trees in nearly all villages, the linden leaf was chosen as an appropriate symbol.
Source: Hartmut Ulle: "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", 2nd edition, Erfurt 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2021
Banner and arms were approved on 15 November 1995.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2021
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