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County and Municipal Flags (Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Kreis- und Gemeindeflaggen in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Last modified: 2012-02-10 by german editorial team
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Introduction into Northrhine-Westphalia counties and municipalities:

Any other municipal entity not listed below, and many boroughs and villages, still having a flag, can be found
either by clicking upon their proper counties listed below or, if you don't know the county
by using the complete index ordered by alphabet

  • Higher Communal Associations (Kommunalverbände, Landesverbände and Landschaftsverbände):
County Flags (Kreisflaggen): Flags of Former Counties: County-Free City Flags (Flaggen kreisfreier Städte): See also:

Higher Communal Associations / Kommunalverbände, Landesverbände and Landschaftsverbände

Higher communal associations in North Rhine-Westphalia are a difficult subject, as their territories partially overlap. There are two higher communal associations that are basically congruent with the borders of former Prussian provinces, the Landschaftsverband Rheinland and the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe. Furthermore a part of Westfalen-Lippe also forms the Landesverband Lippe (former state of Lippe), and there is a Kommunalverband Ruhrgebiet containing territories of Rheinland and Westfalen-Lippe.
Marcus Schmöger, 15 Oct 2001