Wandsbeck

WANDSBECK (now Wandsbek)

Incorporated into : 1937 Hamburg

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The shield with the swan is the arms of the Stormarn territory, the other elements refer to the famous Wandsbecker ambassador, Mathias Claudius (1740-1815).

Seals of the city from around 1900.

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