Norden Historical Flags (Germany)

County of Norden, Grafschaft Norden

Last modified: 2002-03-29 by santiago dotor
Keywords: lower saxony | norden | county of norden | grafschaft norden | spur wheels: 3 (yellow) | mullet: pierced (yellow) | banner of arms | stars: 3 (white) | star: 6 points (white) |
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by Stefan Schwoon
Flag probably used since 16th century, first reported 1735

• Introduction
• Description
• Mistaken Variants in Old Flag Charts (1695, 1716, 1750, 1848 and 1862)

See also:

• City of Norden (Stadt Norden)
• Principality of East Frisia until 1744 (Fürstentum Ostfriesland)
• Historical Flags (Lower Saxony, Germany)
• Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen, Germany)
• Germany

Norden is an East Frisian port which was made an independent county by Emperor Frederick III in 1463.

Santiago Dotor, 28 February 2001

Niedersächsisches Städtebuch says that Norden became a possession of the Cirksena family [later Counts of East Frisia] in 1436.

Stefan Schwoon, 1 M