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Rinteln received city rights in 1239 from Count Adolf IV of Schaumburg-Holstein. The oldest seal dates from the second half of the 13<sup>th</sup> century and shows the arms of the Counts of Schaumburg-Holstein, the Nesselblatt, or nettle-leaf. Later seals show already the above combination with the Nesselblatt in a gate above waves, the latter symbolising the Weser river. Although all seals show the same composition, the size and shape of the different elements has changed often during the centuries. | Rinteln received city rights in 1239 from Count Adolf IV of Schaumburg-Holstein. The oldest seal dates from the second half of the 13<sup>th</sup> century and shows the arms of the Counts of Schaumburg-Holstein, the Nesselblatt, or nettle-leaf. Later seals show already the above combination with the Nesselblatt in a gate above waves, the latter symbolising the Weser river. Although all seals show the same composition, the size and shape of the different elements has changed often during the centuries. | ||
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File:Rinteln1884.jpg|alt=Wappen von Rinteln/Arms (crest) of Rinteln|The arms in an 1884 [[:File:De-205.books.jpg|book]] | File:Rinteln1884.jpg|alt=Wappen von Rinteln/Arms (crest) of Rinteln|The arms in an 1884 [[:File:De-205.books.jpg|book]] |
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Country : Germany State : Niedersachsen District (Kreis) : Schaumburg Additions: (to see click on expand)
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German | Über einem blau-silbernen Fluss im Schildfuß eine dreitürmige silberne Burg im roten Felde, im Tor auf Rot ein silbernes Nesselblatt. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted in 1939.
Rinteln received city rights in 1239 from Count Adolf IV of Schaumburg-Holstein. The oldest seal dates from the second half of the 13th century and shows the arms of the Counts of Schaumburg-Holstein, the Nesselblatt, or nettle-leaf. Later seals show already the above combination with the Nesselblatt in a gate above waves, the latter symbolising the Weser river. Although all seals show the same composition, the size and shape of the different elements has changed often during the centuries.
Image gallery
The arms in an 1884 book
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in an album from 1968
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s
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