Haan
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Haan is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Located between Wuppertal and Düsseldorf, it is traditionally known as a garden city (Gartenstadt).
Flag Description: The flag consists of a horizontal sheet with an aspect ratio of 3:5, divided into three horizontal stripes of green, white, and green in a 1:3:1 width ratio. In the center of the wider white central stripe is a black cockerel with a red comb, wattle, and legs, facing left from the viewer's perspective (heraldic dexter).
Symbolism: The cockerel (German: Hahn) serves as a canting symbol directly referencing the name of the town. Green and white are the traditional colors of the Rhineland region and the town of Haan.
Flag Description: The flag consists of a horizontal sheet with an aspect ratio of 3:5, divided into three horizontal stripes of green, white, and green in a 1:3:1 width ratio. In the center of the wider white central stripe is a black cockerel with a red comb, wattle, and legs, facing left from the viewer's perspective (heraldic dexter).
Symbolism: The cockerel (German: Hahn) serves as a canting symbol directly referencing the name of the town. Green and white are the traditional colors of the Rhineland region and the town of Haan.
Statistics
Area
24.22 km²
Population
30,560