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Nortorf city (Germany)

Stadt Nortorf, Rendsburg-Eckernförde County, Schleswig-Holstein

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[Nortorf city flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 29 Nov 2007
adopted unknown

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Nortorf city

City of Nortorf (Rendsburg-Eckernförde county; Schleswig-Holstein)
Description of flag:
The flags ratio is 3:5. It is a blue over white over red horizontal tricolour with the coat of arms in the centre of the flag. The flag may be inofficial, i.e. not in the roll of arms, using simply the tricolour of Schleswig-Holstein by adding the local coat of arms.
Source: Klemens STADLER, images by Max REINHART: "Deutsche Wappen Bd.V Niedersachsen und Schleswig-Holstein", Bremen 1970
Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per fess. In the base in a red field is an image of St.Martin sitting on a horse and dividing his coat while a beggar kneels in front of him. The horse is facing the dexter side. The whole ensemble is silver (=white) except the bridle and the beggars stick, which are golden (=yellow). The base is bigger than the chief. The chief is divided per pale.
In the dexter chief in a silver (=white) field is a blue gear with four spokes and 20 teeth. In the sinister chief are five golden (=yellow) ears of grain in a blue field.
Meaning:
The church of St.Martin existed since the 12th century. In 1907 the village gained the title of a city and was also entitled to have its own coat of arms. The coat of arms was based on proposals of emperor Wilhelm II. itself. The other parts are symbolizing agriculture and industry. The coat of arms was adopted on 8 November 1909.
Source: Martin Reißmann: "Die Wappen der Kreise, Ämter, Städte und Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein"; ISBN 3-88042-815-8; Husum 1997; p.257
Note: STADLER is dealing mainly with heraldry. His descriptions are therefore always a little bit doubtful. My default option due to STADLER is, that the coat of arms is in the centre. Otherwise STADLER would have done a special remark. According to source the coat of arms hasn't changed from 1909 until at least 1997. That means, in 1970 the flag must have looked like this one.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Oct 2007

city of Nortorf
county Rendsburg-Eckernfoerde [Rendsburg-Eckernförde], state
Schleswig-Holstein
flag adopted: unknown
source: city statutes.
Jörg Majewski, 29 Nov 2007