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![[Kyffhäuser County (Thuringia, Germany) flag]](../images/d/de-ky_.gif)
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image by Stefan Schwoon, 14 Mar 2001
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It is a blue-white vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: Ulle 1999
Stefan Schwoon, 14 Mar 2001
Shield Azure, on a triplemount issuant Vert, charged with a barrulet Vert fimbriated Argent, a lion rampant Or, armed and tongued Gules, holding a quartered inescutcheon by his left forepaw, on 1st and 4th quarter barry of six of Gules and Argent, on 2nd and 3rd quarter Argent six lozenges Gules ordered 3:3.
Meaning:
The lion is the lion of the Counts (later Princes) of Schwarzburg, who, in the Middle Ages, ruled most of the present district. The small shield shows the arms of the Counts of Mansfeld, who, in the 18th century, acquired several estates in the district. The base of the shield symbolises the mountainous terrain, with many forests, and the Wipper river.
Source: Linder and Olzog 1996
Santiago Dotor, 22 Feb 2002
Banner and arms were approved on 26 October 1994.
Stefan Schwoon, 14 Mar 2001
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