Minden

	MINDEN Country: Germany State: Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis):Minden-Lübbecke (until 1973 Minden) Additions: 1973 Amt Dützen (partly) 1973 Aminghausen 1973 Barkhausen (partly) 1973 Bölhorst 1973 Dankersen 1973 Dützen 1973 Haddenhausen 1973 Hahlen 1973 Hartum (partly) 1973 Häverstädt 1973 Holzhausen II (partly) 1973 Kutenhausen 1973 Leteln 1973 Meißen 1973 Neesen (partly) 1973 Päpinghausen 1973 Stemmer 1973 Todtenhausen Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":52.2879999999999967030817060731351375579833984375,"lon":8.916399999999999437250153278000652790069580078125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Von Gold und Rot gespalten, vorn in Gold unter einer Kaiserkrone einen goldenen bewehrten, rot gezungten schwarzen Doppeladler, hinten in Rot zwei schräg gekreuzte silberne Schlüssel mit abgewendeten Bärten oben, wobei der Schlüssel mit dem zur Schildmitte weisenden Bart über dem anderen Schlüssel liegt.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Minden became a city in the 12^th century and was the seat of a bishop, later a prince-bishop. The prince-bishops of Minden were very influential and built several fortified towns to protect their lands. The arms of the diocese were the two crossed keys of St. Peter, which also became the arms of the city (and cities that were founded by the bishops, like Petershagen, Hausberge and Schlüsselburg).

The oldest seal of the city shows St. Peter sitting on a throne, the seal dates from the early 13^th century. The smaller seals of the city only used the crossed keys. The imperial eagle was granted by Emperor Ferdinand II in 1627. First the eagle was placed in a separate shield, but during the years the eagle gradually moved to the shield, resulting in the present arms. The arms were granted in 1853.

Image gallery

The arms in a manuscript from 1514
The arms on a 1634 coin
Seal from around 1900
Seal from around 1900
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums, 1930s
Postal cancellation 1934
The arms in an album, 1950s
The arms in an album from 1968

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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