Hildesheim
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HILDESHEIM
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Hildesheim
Additions : 1911 Moritzberg; 1974 Achtum-Uppen, Bavenstedt, Drispenstedt, Einum, Himmelsthür, Itzum, Marienburg, Marienrode, Ochtersum, Sorsum
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on February 3, 1528 in Burgos (Spain) by Emperor Charles V.
Hildesheim probably became a city at the end of the 12th or early in the 13th century. The oldest seal is known since 1217 and shows bishop St. Godehard of Hildesheim between towers. Later 14th century seals show the same image, but at the same time the arms of the city appear, indicating that the arms date from the end of the 13th century.
At the time the arms were quartered of silver and red. The Imperial eagle was granted in 1528 by Emperor Charles V. The arms thus never changed since and are used as such.
The arms in a manuscript from 1514 |
The arms in a 16th century manuscript |
The arms in a 17th century manuscript | |
The arms on a 1535 coin |
The arms on a 1762 coin |
Seals from the city from around 1900. |
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The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
The arms in the Abadie albums |
The arms on a postcard |
The arms on a 1960s matchox label |
Municipal stationery, 1960s |
The arms in the city (source) |
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Ahrens, 1891