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An "Amt" is a combination of several municipalities and cities within an administrative community, a subdivision of a county.
The Amt of Krempermarsch today is located in Steinburg county (capital Itzehoe). It includes the city of Krempe and the municipalities of Elskop, Grevenkop, Neuenbrook and Süderau, which had already been part of the former Krempermarsch community (Kremper Marsch Kommüne) and as new parts the municipalities of Bahrenfleth, Dägeling, Kremperheide, Krempermoor and Rethwisch. The city of Krempe also was not part of the former community.
By increasing of the sea level in the early middle ages the colonization of the marsh was interrupted. The re-colonization up of the Krempe Marsh, was enabled by Dutch, Saxon and Frisian settlers in the 13th century. In the south of the Krempe Marsh the Dutch established at that time an almost enclosed region of settlement. The region is even today still overwhelmingly agricultural. In order to protect the marsh against the sea, about 1400 the villages of Elskop, Grevenkop, Neuenbrook and Süderau, also Krempdorf and Borsfleth (today parts of Herzhorn Amt) and finally Kiebitzreihe (today part of Horst Amt) established a self administered corporation with common tasks. This unit was called the Kremper Marsch Kommüne. It existed until 1892. The coats of arms of those villages had the same pattern but they differed in colour. Some of the nowadays municipalities have an additional armorial flag.
![[Amt Krempermarsch flag)]](../images/d/de-iz-07.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 1 Jun 2006
adopted 16 Feb 1984
The image of Jörg is, as it should be according to Schleswig-Holstein's Wappenrolle and the details are just the same like on metal plate of the coat of arms in the administration building. One could say, just too good to be true.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Jan 2011
![[Amt Krempermarsch flag in use)]](../images/d/de-iz-07b.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, bordure modified by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Jan 2011
Current flag in use of the Amt:
It is a printed flag. It is more or less an armorial flag. In a red field shifted to the hoist is the silver(=white) swan of Stormarn however without the crown, blue eyed, armed and tongued golden(=yellow). The flag has a white bordure, separated from the red field by thin black lines. The bordure is superimposed by ten red balls, the shape simulized by black crescents, symbolizing the municipalities of the Amt. The basic colours silver and red are the colours of Holstein.
Source: I spotted this flag on 28 June 2010 in the administration building of Krempermarsch Amt. Special thanks to the administration, especially to Mr. Marco Schoene, who helped me to make a photo of the flag
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Jan 2011
![[Krempermarsch Kommüne flag(1880)]](../images/d/de-iz07p880.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Jan 2011
![[Krempermarsch Kommüne detail]](../images/d/de-krmakm).gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Jan 2011
Historical flag of Kremper Marsch Kommüne (1880-1892)
It is a hanging flag with golden fringes at three sides. The ratio is approx 11:13. The flag is made of silk and has silver and golden embroideries. The obverse is white. In its centre is a dark red shield, fimbriated by golden embroideries. Upon the shield is a swan made of silver garments. The swan is overwhelmed by golden embroideries to line out feet, eye, beak and especially the golden crown around its neck. The swan is that one of Stormarn. The shield is flanked by a branch of green and golden laurel on the left and a branch of oak of the same colours on the right. Both branches are connected at the bottom by a red ribbon. The ribbon also is connected with a white scroll, having a few red stripes and a motto in golden letters. "Wer Muth hat, leistet Widerstand" (= the one having courage will make resistance). The scroll is flanked by two annual numbers made of golden embroideries, "1400" left and "1880" right.
The latter probably is the year, in which the flag was manufactured.
The reverse is a blue over white over red horizontal tricolour, showing the colours of Schleswig-Holstein. In the white stripe is an inscription, made of golden embroideries: "Kremper Marsch". Below the inscription is a golden creeper ornament.
The flag is held by a horizontal pole made of brass.
There is an uncomplete description of this flag on the website of the Amt based upon an also incomplete description given in [rem97]; p.47.
Source:
I spotted this flag on 28 June 2010 in the administration building of Krempermarsch Amt. Special thanks to the administration, especially to Mr. Marco Schoene, who helped me to make a photo of the flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Jan 2011
Below only the parts of current Amt Krempermarsch are listed.
The flag of the municipality of Kiebitzreihe can be found
![[Krempe guild flag#1]](../images/d/de-sh-iz-kr.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Oct 2007
Description of flag #1:
The ratio of flag (in my image) is about 14:19. The sheet is divided per bend into yellow and green with a two simplified coats of arms in the upper hoist and the lower fly end. The background of the coats of arms is white, the figures are black.
Note: Both images are based on a photo in Krausz, Gansel, Schröder, Hansen:
"Schleswig-Holstein, Edition Die Deutschen Länder", München 1993; ISBN 3-7658-0699-4, showing the so called "Kremper Fahnenschwenken", which is celebrated every year on 1st
Monday after St. John's night (24 June).
The photo is depicted in Kommunalflaggen.
For me it is doubtful, that the image shows the municipality flag, for the pattern of #1 cannot match normal German ratios like 3:5. I checked it with that ratio, but it was looking awful. It is also very unusual to
simplify the coat of arms. But better information was not available.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Oct 2007
![[Krempe guild flag#2]](../images/d/de-sh-iz-kr2.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Oct 2007
Description of flag #2:
The ratio of flag is 3:5. The sheet is divided per bend sinister into yellow and green with a simplified coat of arms in the centre of the flag. The background of the coats of arms is white, the figures are black.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Oct 2007
![[Krempe guild flag#3]](../images/d/de-iz-07kp3.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Oct 2007
I have to precede, that the city of Krempe is a no flag entity, for it has no proper flag. Together with my son Christian I spotted however a bicolour with a modified coat of arms in its centre by passing the city in Juli 2009. We asked some locals, who told us, the flag would be a guild flag. In April 2010 I found out, that they were right.
The guild flag is however used by the locals and by the authorities as some kind of civil flag or a substitute of a municipal flag. The info flyer about Krempe shows the town hall with the guild flag been hoisted in front of it. The mayor however is only there on Tuesdays and the usual business of administration is run by Amt Krempermarsch. The administration building of the Amt is only some 200 metres away.
The staff there was really helpful. Special thanks to Mr. Marco Schoene, who showed me both flags, that one of the Amt and that one of the guild as well. It was he, who reconfirmed the information given by the young boy some 9 months ago.
So as a final result the Amt keeps a guild flag instead of a missing municipal flag. The flags#1 and #2 (see above) I had posted before are no longer used today.
The guild had been established in 1541. A photo of its current flag and further information about the guild can be found in this At this websitewebsite:
Description of current flag:
It is a green over yellow horizontal bicolour with a white renaissance shield fimbriated black and showing all elements of the local coat of arms in black. Green and yellow are the traditional colours of the guild.
Source: I spotted this flag on 28 April 2010 in the administration building of Amt Krempermarsch.
Klaus-Michael Schneider; 3 Jun 2010
![[Krempe CoA]](../images/d/de-sh-iz)kr.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Oct 2007
Description of coat of arms:
The golden(=yellow) shield is divided by a blue fessy wavy line. On the base is a blue fish facing the top end. On the chief are two blue fish, one bendy, one sinister bendy and a red tongued wolf's head in natural colour between both fish.
Meaning:
The village is mentioned as "Crimpa" first time in 1234 and gained the title of a city according to Lübecks terms in 1250. The gentry family of Barmstede was probably responsible for the foundation of the city. The oldest seal shows therefore a bear's head as part of the coat of arms of Barmstede family, who used three bear heads. It was later misunderstood as a wolf's head. This change became official in 1957 obviously without permission. The wavy line is symbolizing the Kremper Au, a creek famous for its wealth of fish.
Source: Reißmann 1997, p.212
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 October 2007
![[Bahrenfleth flag)]](../images/d/de-iz-ba.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 9 Jun 2006
adopted 16 Feb 2001
![[Grevenkop flag)]](../images/d/de-iz-gv.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 9 Jun 2006
adopted 25 Jun 2004
![[Kremperheide flag)]](../images/d/de-iz-kh.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 12 Jun 2006
adopted 27 Jul 2001
![[Krempermoor flag)]](../images/d/de-iz-km.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Jun 2006
adopted 16 Sep 2002
![[Dägeling flag]](../images/d/de-iz-dg.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 6 Jun 2006
adopted 20 Oct 2001
At this webpage is the flag of Dägeling municipality.
![[Dägeling CoA]](../images/d/de-iz)dg.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 15 Mar 2005
At the main page is the coat of arms.
Dägeling was first mentioned in 1637, but there were settlements before, which formed the municipality. In 1351 a settlement "Welle" was mentioned, which became in 1519 "Wellenbarg", at present Wellenberg. In 1427 a settlement "Dodelinge" popped up, and in 1580 "Bockwisch". These developments in the municipal history played a role in the development
of the municipal arms.
The golden corn-ears represents agriculture, the origin of the municipality. The cogwheel symbolizes industry and the enterprises active on the workfloor. The bottom of the shield is round with a blue wave, for the "Wellenberg"(= mountain of waves).
The coat of arms was granted 9 Mar 2001 by the Minister of Interior of the Land Schleswig Holstein. The flag is derived from these arms.
Dägeling is 55 km north of Hamburg.
Jarig Bakker, 15 Mar 2005
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