Alsfeld

About the place: Alsfeld is a historical town located in central Hesse in the Vogelsbergkreis district, renowned for its well-preserved medieval town center with half-timbered buildings. Situated within the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, it serves as a key cultural and tourist destination.

Flag Description: The flag is designed as a vertical banner consisting of three vertical stripes in a width ratio of red, white, and red (1:3:1). In the upper part of the central wider white stripe, the complete grand coat of arms of the town is displayed: a blue shield depicting a red Hessian lion, crowned and armed in gold, holding an upright silver sword with a golden hilt on the left side from the viewer's perspective. The shield is surmounted by a silver helmet with blue and red mantling and a crest of two buffalo horns adorned with twelve linden leaves.

Symbolism: The red and white colors correspond to the traditional state colors of Hesse. The red lion holding a sword symbolizes the town's historic municipal rights and jurisdiction, while the lion itself denotes its historical affiliation with the Landgraviate of Hesse. The helmet with mantling and the crest featuring buffalo horns decorated with linden leaves represent the heraldic privilege of the town's grand coat of arms.