Bad Honnef
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Bad Honnef is a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, situated on the right bank of the Rhine River near Bonn. It is renowned for its mild climate, historic architecture, and scenic location at the foot of the Siebengebirge hills.
Flag Description: The flag is designed as a vertical banner with three vertical stripes of blue, white, and red in a width ratio of 1:2:1. The city's coat of arms is placed slightly above the center within the wider white central stripe. The shield features a red-and-white chequy pattern topped with a blue four-pointed label.
Symbolism: The vertical blue, white, and red stripes display the traditional city colors of Bad Honnef. The red-and-white chequy pattern on the coat of arms originates from the historical arms of the Counts of Löwenberg (a branch of the House of Sponheim), while the blue label was historically used as a cadency mark for a younger branch of the family.
Flag Description: The flag is designed as a vertical banner with three vertical stripes of blue, white, and red in a width ratio of 1:2:1. The city's coat of arms is placed slightly above the center within the wider white central stripe. The shield features a red-and-white chequy pattern topped with a blue four-pointed label.
Symbolism: The vertical blue, white, and red stripes display the traditional city colors of Bad Honnef. The red-and-white chequy pattern on the coat of arms originates from the historical arms of the Counts of Löwenberg (a branch of the House of Sponheim), while the blue label was historically used as a cadency mark for a younger branch of the family.
Statistics
Area
48.17 km²
Population
25,760