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Revision as of 06:43, 4 August 2023
HORNBURG
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Wolfenbüttel
Incorporated into : 2013 Schladen-Werla
German | blazon wanted |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms date from the 16th century, and are first seen on the seal of the city from 1552. The seal showed two naked savages holding the arms on a rope between them. Smaller seals only showed the arms. The horn in the arms is canting, the meaning of the trunk is not clear.
The city also uses another shield :
Seal from around 1900 |
The arms in the Abadie albums |
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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