Municipality of Apen (Germany)

Gemeinde Apen, Landkreis Ammerland, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2011-12-30 by german editorial team
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• Current Flag
• Coat of arms

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

Current Flag

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a blue over red horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Source: http://kommunalflaggen.de/cgi-bin/db.pl?eintrag:03451001: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2010

Coat of arms

Description of coat of arms:
The golden (=yellow) shield has a blue base. Upon the blue base stands a red castle having an embattled wall masioned black. In the centre is an open gate with a gable formed like stairs. The wall is topped by two towers with black cone shaped towers.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Oct 2010

The flag had been approved by the county council of Ammerland on 12 February 1991.