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Berkatal Municipality (Germany)

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Berkatal municipal banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 2 Oct 2006
in use since approx. 1986/87 See also:

Berkatal Municipality

Banner:
It is a white banner. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
administration seat: Frankershausen
inhabitants: 1,790
Werra-Meißner County
Kassel District , state Hesse
municipality formed on 31 December 1971 by merger of 3 villages
banner in use since approx. 1986/87
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 2 Oct 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules, parted by a bend sinister wavy Argent, in dexter chief a cross Moline Or, in sinister base 6-spokes wheel Or.
Meaning:
The bend sinister wavy is representing Berka, the name giving creek crossing the municipality. The cross Moline here is considered to be a Franconian cross, alluding to the villages Frankershausen and Frankenhain. The wheel is alluding to the many waggoners, which worked here in the past.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 June 2017

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