Flag of the Memel Country

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Flag of the Memel Country
Flag of Memelland.png

Vexillological symbol : Historic flag Civil and service flags on land, commercial and service flags at sea?
Aspect ratio: 2: 3
Officially accepted: February 25, 1920

The flag of the Memelland was the symbol for the area north of the Memel , which was separated from East Prussia after the First World War .

description

The flag is horizontally divided into two parts, gold on top and red below. The coat of arms of the city of Memel is in the shape of a disk in the Gösch . This shows a tower with a city gate, two wooden defense towers, the city wall and a boat in gold on a red background. The coat of arms can be traced back to the second half of the 13th century.

history

Today's flag of Klaipeda

After the Memelland was placed under French administration, it officially adopted the flag on February 25, 1920. Lithuania annexed the area in 1923 , but gave it a special autonomous status until 1926. During these three years, the local German shipowners were allowed to use the flag of the Memelland instead of the Lithuanian trade flag. This was intended to prevent ships from migrating from Memel to Germany. As the autonomy became increasingly restricted, the flag of Lithuania was first flagged on the official ships and finally also on the merchant ships.

The flag of today's Klaipėda is also based on the historical coat of arms, but bears the coat of arms on a vertically divided flag.

More flags of the Memelland

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