Muenster (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Stadt Münster

Last modified: 2006-12-30 by santiago dotor
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• Description

See also:

• County and Municipal Flags (North Rhine-Westphalia / Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)
• North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)
• Germany

Yellow-red-white, like the arms. Sources: Staack 1997 and Stadler 1964-1971.

Stefan Schwoon, 25 February 2001

From Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website:

Münster became a city in the early 13th century. (...) The arms do not appear in official seals before 1535, although in a seal of the Antonius hospital from 1368 it is shown. The origin of the colours is not known. (...)

Literature: Stadler 1964-1971 and Veddeler 1991.

Santiago Dotor, 20 December 2001