Langen, Cuxhaven
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Langen is a former town and current part of the municipality of Geestland in the district of Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located just north of Bremerhaven in a flat landscape near the North Sea coast.
Flag Description: The flag consists of two horizontal bands, black on top and yellow on the bottom, with an aspect ratio of 3:5. Positioned towards the hoist (left side from the viewer's perspective) is the town's coat of arms extending over both stripes. The shield features a yellow field with a black hill in the lower part, topped with a red sun wheel (cross wheel). Inside the black hill is a golden (yellow) prehistoric urn and a white wavy bar below it.
Symbolism: The black and yellow colors reflect the traditional colors of the municipality. The black hill symbolizes the Geest landscape and local burial mounds. The red sun wheel and the golden urn refer to significant Bronze Age archaeological discoveries in the area. The white wavy bar represents local streams and proximity to water.
Flag Description: The flag consists of two horizontal bands, black on top and yellow on the bottom, with an aspect ratio of 3:5. Positioned towards the hoist (left side from the viewer's perspective) is the town's coat of arms extending over both stripes. The shield features a yellow field with a black hill in the lower part, topped with a red sun wheel (cross wheel). Inside the black hill is a golden (yellow) prehistoric urn and a white wavy bar below it.
Symbolism: The black and yellow colors reflect the traditional colors of the municipality. The black hill symbolizes the Geest landscape and local burial mounds. The red sun wheel and the golden urn refer to significant Bronze Age archaeological discoveries in the area. The white wavy bar represents local streams and proximity to water.
Statistics
Area
121.99 km²
Population
18,702