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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Oct 2007
adopted ?
Note: Both images are based on a photo in KRAUSZ, GANSEL, SCHRÖDER,
HANSEN: "Schleswig-Holstein, Edition Die Deutschen Länder", München
1993; ISBN 3-7658-0699-4, showing the so called "Kremper Fahnenschwenken",
which is celebrated every year on 1st monday after St.Johns day (24 June).
The photo is depicted in Kommunalflaggen.
For me it is doubtful, that the image shows the municipality flag,
for the pattern of #1 cannot match normal German ratios like 3:5. I checked
it with that ratio, but it was looking awful. It is also very unusual to
simplify the coat of arms. But better information was not available.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Oct 2007
Description of flag #2:
The ratio of flag is 3:5. The cloth is divided per bend sinister in
yellow and green with a simplified coat of arms in the centre of the flag.
The background of the coats of arms is white, the figures are black.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Oct 2007
Description of coat of arms:
The golden(=yellow) shield is divided by a blue fessy wavy line. On
the base is a blue fish facing the top end. On the chief are two blue fish,
one bendy, one sinister bendy and a red tongued wolfs head in natural colour
between both fish.
Meaning:
The village is mentioned as "Crimpa" first time in 1234 and gained
the title of a city according to Lübecks terms in 1250. The gentry family
of Barmstede was probably responsible for the foundation of the city. The
oldest seal shows therefore a bears head as part of the coat of arms of
Barmstede family, who used three bear heads. It was later misunderstood
as a wolfs head. This change became official in 1957 obviously without
permission. The wavy line is symbolizing the Kremper Au, a creek famous
for its wealth of fish.
Source: Martin Reißmann: "Die Wappen der Kreise, Ämter, Städte und
Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein"; ISBN 3-88042-815-8; Husum 1997; p.212
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 October 2007