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![[Wickede a.d. Ruhr banner]](../images/d/de-so_wi.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jun 2010
Description of banner:
It is a blue - white - blue vertical triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.545
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jun 2010
Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per fess by a wavy line. Above is a black cross dividing a silver(=white) field, below a half silver(=white) gear in a blue field.
Meaning:
According to source the wavy line is symbolizing river Ruhr, the blue colour the counts of Arnsberg, the gear industry. Above are the arms of the archbishopric and electorate of Köln.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.245
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Jun 2010
Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Arnsberg on 3 April 1970.
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