Kassel

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KASSEL

State : Hessen
Urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Kassel
Additions : 1899 Wehlheiden; 1906 Bettenhausen, Kirchditmold, Rothenditmold, Wahlershausen; 1936 Harleshausen, Niederzwehren, Nordshausen, Oberzwehren, Wolfsanger, Waldau

Official blazon
German	Im blauen Schild ein silberner Schrägbalken, begleitet oben von sechs, unten von sieben schräggestellten silbernen Kleeblättern.
English	No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted again in 1936, when the number of trefoils was set on 13. The arms of Kassel with the bar and the trefoils is known since the end of the 15^th century. The trefoil appears for the first time on a seal dating from 1243. The seal shows a fortress with a church. On the middle tower of the church a trefoil can be seen. Around 1350 trefoil appear on watermarks of the city and finally in a seal in 1467 as the sole symbol. The origin of the trefoil is still unknown. Kassel became a city around 1225 and the oldest seals show Count Hermann of Thüringen, shown as a knight. There is no sign of a trefoil.

The arms in a 16th century manuscript	The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730
The arms in an 1884 book	The municipal stamp shown in 1892
The arms in a German album +/- 1910	Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms in the Abdulla album, 1928
The arms on a 1960s matchox label	The arms on a 1910s trade card
The arms on a 1960s trade card	The arms in the Abadie albums
Postal cancellation 1961	The arms on the city hall (image Hubert de Vries)