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Municipality of Saterland (Cloppenburg County, Lower Saxony, Germany)

Gemeinde Saterland

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[Municipality of Saterland (Cloppenburg County, Lower Saxony, Germany)] 3:5
by Stefan Schwoon

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Cycling towards the Danish-German border, I saw the flag of Saterland, yellow and blue with the arms: Charlemagne on a throne. Saterland being the home of the Sater-Frisians, I wonder if this is a reference to the Charles privilege.

Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 27 August 2001

Yes, the inclusion of Charlemagne is a reference to those privileges. More information on the history of the arms is described on this website (in German). Saterland is a municipality in Cloppenburg county in Lower Saxony, Germany. The municipality consists of four villages: Strücklingen, Ramsloh, Scharrel, and Sedelsberg. Its 12,000 inhabitants are called Saterfriesen (