Nieheim
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Nieheim is a town in the Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park and is well known for its historic architecture and traditional cheese-making heritage.
Flag Description: The flag with an aspect ratio of 3:5 is quartered in a counterchanged color scheme. The upper hoist canton (top left from the observer's view) is red and features a yellow cross accompanied by four yellow discs in its four angles. The upper fly quarter is yellow, the lower hoist quarter is yellow, and the lower fly quarter is red.
Symbolism: The red and yellow colors derive from the historic colors of the Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn, to which Nieheim historically belonged. The cross accompanied by four discs is a traditional symbol taken from the civic coat of arms, referencing the town's ecclesiastical history and heritage.
Flag Description: The flag with an aspect ratio of 3:5 is quartered in a counterchanged color scheme. The upper hoist canton (top left from the observer's view) is red and features a yellow cross accompanied by four yellow discs in its four angles. The upper fly quarter is yellow, the lower hoist quarter is yellow, and the lower fly quarter is red.
Symbolism: The red and yellow colors derive from the historic colors of the Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn, to which Nieheim historically belonged. The cross accompanied by four discs is a traditional symbol taken from the civic coat of arms, referencing the town's ecclesiastical history and heritage.
Statistics
Area
79.79 km²
Population
6,157