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'''KASSEL'''
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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br>
'''Country''': Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''State''': [[Hessen]][[File:Hessen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''District (Kreis)''': <br>Free urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt)<br>
'''Additions''':<br>
* 1899 Wehlheiden
* 1906 Bettenhausen
* 1906 Kirchditmold
* 1906 Rothenditmold
* 1906 Wahlershausen
* 1936 Harleshausen
* 1936 Niederzwehren
* 1936 Nordshausen
* 1936 Oberzwehren
* 1936 Wolfsanger
* 1936 Waldau


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


[[File:kassel.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
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|+Official blazon
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|'''German'''
| Im blauen Schild ein silberner Schrägbalken, begleitet oben von sechs, unten von sieben schräggestellten silbernen Kleeblättern.
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|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
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===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<sup>th</sup> 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.


====Official blazon====  
===Image gallery===
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
File:Kassel16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]]
File:Kassel17.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|The arms in a [https://orka.bibliothek.uni-kassel.de/viewer/image/1500376886085/49/ manuscript from +/- 1730]
File:Kassel1884.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|The arms in an 1884 [[:File:De-205.books.jpg|book]]
File:Kassel1892.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|The municipal stamp shown in 1892
File:kassel.cva.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|The arms in a [[Continentale Verlags Anstalt|German album]] +/- 1910
File:Kasselz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|Seal from around 1900
File:004b.wsa.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|The arms in an [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|album]] from around 1905
File:Kassel.sc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|The arms in an [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|album]] from around 1910
File:Kasselc1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|Local coin, 1918
File:Kassel.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 
File:Kassel.abd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|The arms in the [[Abdulla-Deutsche Städtewappen|Abdulla]] album, 1928
File:Kassel.lowen.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|The arms on a 1960s matchox label
File:Kassel.emm.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|The arms on a [[Emmerlinge Series|1910s trade card]]
File:Kasselz2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|Local tax stamp, 1950s
File:Kassel.pan.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|The arms in an [[Panorama Bilderdienst|album]] from 1968
File:Kassel.bun.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|The arms on a 1960s trade card
File:2959.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums
File:Kasselp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|Postal cancellation 1961
File:kassel3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel|The arms on the city hall (image Hubert de Vries)
</gallery>


====Origin/meaning====
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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<sup>th</sup> 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.


{|align="center"
{{de}}
|align="center"|[[File:Kasselz1.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900
|align="center"|[[File:Kassel.hagd.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
|align="center"|[[File:Kassel.abd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abdulla-Deutsche Städtewappen|Abdulla]] album, 1928
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Kassel.lowen.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a 1960s matchox label
|align="center"|[[File:Kassel.emm.jpg|center|300 px]] <br/>The arms on a [[Emmerlinge Series|1910s trade card]]
|align="center"|[[File:Kassel.bun.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a 1960s trade card
|-
|align="center"|[[File:2959.aba.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums
|}
{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:kassel3.jpg|center|500 px]] <br/>The arms on the city hall (image Hubert de Vries)
|}
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[[Literature]] : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.


[[Category:German Municipalities K]]
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Latest revision as of 05:13, 9 November 2024

Wappen von Kassel/Arms (crest) of Kassel
KASSEL

Country: Germany
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State: Hessen
Hessen.jpg



District (Kreis):
Free urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt)
Additions:

  • 1899 Wehlheiden
  • 1906 Bettenhausen
  • 1906 Kirchditmold
  • 1906 Rothenditmold
  • 1906 Wahlershausen
  • 1936 Harleshausen
  • 1936 Niederzwehren
  • 1936 Nordshausen
  • 1936 Oberzwehren
  • 1936 Wolfsanger
  • 1936 Waldau
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Official blazon
German Im blauen Schild ein silberner Schrägbalken, begleitet oben von sechs, unten von sieben schräggestellten silbernen Kleeblättern.
English blazon wanted

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 15th 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.

Image gallery

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.



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