Last modified: 2007-10-27 by jarig bakker
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The current flag shows in a plain white field the red lion of the counts
of Berg, superimposed by a black double crenelly line, taken from the coat
of arms of the city of Opladen, which joined the city of Leverkusen in
1974(?), see below.
Source: Hauptsatzung der Stadt Leverkusen, §2, dated 19 July 1975.
Source for CoA: Klemens STADLER, images by Max REINHART: "Deutsche
Wappen Bd.VII Nordrhein-Westfalen" Bremen 1972; p.76.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 June 2007
City of Leverkusen (Northrhine-Westphalia)
Former flag
Leverkusen was established in 1930. The municipalities of Wiesdorf
(city since 1921), Schlebusch, Steinbüchel and Rheindorf merged. The name
was derived from Karl Leverkus who established in 1862 a factory producing
lacquers (probably the beginning of BAYER).
Leverkusen took over the coat of arms, that was granted to Wiesdorf
in 1923. This flag must have been abolished at least in 1975.
Description of flag:
The flags ratio is 3:5. It is a horizontal green over white over green
flag with the coat of arms in its centre.
Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per fess. In the chief is the upper half of a
red rampant queue fourchee (=double tailed) lion, blue crowned blue tongued
and blue armed. The base shows a golden (=yellow) boat with a silver (=white)
rudder and a silver (=white) hut above the stern in a green field, gliding
on silver (=white) waves.
Meaning:
The lion belongs to the coat of arms of the counts of Berg. The boat
is symbolizing the ferry of Wiesdorf. Finally the waves are symbolizing
the river Rhine.
Source: Klemens STADLER, images by Max REINHART: "Deutsche Wappen
Bd.VII Nordrhein-Westfalen" Bremen 1972; p.64.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 June 2007