Bad Karlshafen
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Bad Karlshafen is a Baroque spa town in Hesse, Germany, located at the confluence of the rivers Diemel and Weser.
Flag Description: The flag consists of two horizontal stripes, green on top and yellow on the bottom. On the left side, it features the town's coat of arms, showing the Hessian lion above a silver battlement in the upper blue field and a rising golden sun in the lower green field.
Symbolism: The striped lion represents belonging to Hesse, the silver battlement symbolizes town rights, and the rising sun refers to the spa character and the new beginning of the town founded for Huguenots.
Flag Description: The flag consists of two horizontal stripes, green on top and yellow on the bottom. On the left side, it features the town's coat of arms, showing the Hessian lion above a silver battlement in the upper blue field and a rising golden sun in the lower green field.
Symbolism: The striped lion represents belonging to Hesse, the silver battlement symbolizes town rights, and the rising sun refers to the spa character and the new beginning of the town founded for Huguenots.
Statistics
Area
14.85 km²
Population
3,658