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![[Marburg-Biedenkopf County flag (Germany)]](../images/d/de-mr.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 19 Jan 2014
Description of flag:
The flag is off centred quartered into red and white. The coat of arms is on the common point of all quarters.
Source: Jörg Majewski's flags of German counties webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Jan 2014
![[County banner (Germany)]](../images/d/de-mr_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 19 Jan 2014
Description of banner:
The banner is off centred quartered into red and white. The coat of arms is on the common point of all quarters.
Source: Jörg Majewski's flags of German counties webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Jan 2014
Description of coat of arms:
In a blue shield is a rampant lion, striped silver (= white) and red, crowned and armed golden (= yellow). In his forepaws he holds a silver (= white) inescutcheon, divided by a black throughout cross.
Meaning:
The Hessian lion is representing the former Landgraviate of Hesse, to which belonged the biggest part of nowadays county, and its successors. The seat of the landgraves had been Marburg castle. They established here in 1527 the first Protestant university in Germany. Their graves are in the local church, which is dedicated to St. Elizabeth. The lion's head also appeared in the arms of former Biedenkopf County. The inescutcheon is representing the Teutonic Order, which had a base in Marburg from 1234 to 1809.
Source: Stadler 1964, pp.18/60
Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved on 11 July 1975. The same coat of arms was approved to former Marburg County on 16 June 1930 by Prussian minister of state.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Jan 2014
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