Ammerland County (Germany)

Landkreis Ammerland, Lower Saxony

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2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 14 Dec 2007
Flag adopted 1 Apr1981

• Ammerland County Flag (since 1981)
• Ammerland County Coat of Arms
• Former County Flags
• Ammerland County Flag (1958 - 1970)
• Ammerland County Flag (1970 - 1978)
• Ammerland County Flag (1978 - 1981)

• County and Municipal Flags (Lower Saxony / Niedersachsen)
• Ammerland cities and municipalities
• Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
• Germany

Ammerland County Flag (since 1981)

county: Ammerland
county seat: City of Westerstede
area: 728.23 qkm
population: 116,626
divisions: 5 municipalities,1 city
Jörg Majewski, 14 Dec 2007

Descriptiion of current flag:
The flag is quarterly divided into blue (upper hoist and lower fly) and red (lower hoist and upper fly). The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag. Note that Stefan Schwoon displays a similar image with ratio 3:5. The colours of the flag are alluding to Oldenburg.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Oct 2011

Ammerland County Coat of Arms

Origin/meaning:
The old arms (left) were granted on 27 March 1952.
The arms show in the upper part the arms of the State of Oldenburg, to which the district belonged. The acorn symbolises the large forests in the district. The fourth quarter shows the oldest arms of the counts of Oldenburg, which were changed in 1200 by Moritz von Oldenburg into the straight bars as can be seen in the first quarter.
The new arms were granted on 3 July 1978.
The cross in the second quarter was replaced by an anchor-cross, the more correct historical cross for the area around Spohle and Conneforde.
Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Linder and Olzog, 1996.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage.

Former County Flags

The colours of all flags are alluding to Oldenburg.

Ammerland County Flag (1958 - 1970)

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is a blue over red horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Oct 2011

Ammerland County Flag (1970 - 1978)

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5.It is a blue flag divided by a red centred cross. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Oct 2011

Ammerland County Flag (1978 - 1981)

Description of flag: The ratio is 3:5.It is a blue flag divided by red off-centred cross. The coat of arms is shifted to the top and superimposing the intersection point of cross bars.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Oct 2011