Kremmen
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Kremmen is a town in the Oberhavel district of Brandenburg, Germany, located approximately 38 km northwest of Berlin. The historic town center is well known for its preserved historic barn quarter (Scheunenviertel) and the surrounding Kremmener Luch landscape.
Flag Description: The flag of Kremmen is a horizontal triband with a 2:3 height-to-width ratio, composed of a yellow top stripe, a wider blue central stripe, and a white bottom stripe. In the center of the blue stripe is the central figure from the town's coat of arms: a golden eagle with red talons attacking/pecking a white goose with a red beak and legs.
Symbolism: The charge showing an eagle preying on a goose dates back to medieval town seals from the 13th and 14th centuries. The golden eagle represents the Brandenburg eagle, while the defeated goose symbolizes victory over the influential noble family Gans zu Putlitz, who historically contested control of the area with the Margraves of Brandenburg.
Flag Description: The flag of Kremmen is a horizontal triband with a 2:3 height-to-width ratio, composed of a yellow top stripe, a wider blue central stripe, and a white bottom stripe. In the center of the blue stripe is the central figure from the town's coat of arms: a golden eagle with red talons attacking/pecking a white goose with a red beak and legs.
Symbolism: The charge showing an eagle preying on a goose dates back to medieval town seals from the 13th and 14th centuries. The golden eagle represents the Brandenburg eagle, while the defeated goose symbolizes victory over the influential noble family Gans zu Putlitz, who historically contested control of the area with the Margraves of Brandenburg.
Statistics
Area
133.43 km²
Population
7,781