Holzminden

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HOLZMINDEN

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Holzminden
Additions : 1973 Mühlenberg, Neuhaus im Solling (1962 Fohlenplacken, Neuhaus, Preußisch Neuhaus), Silberborn

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Origin/meaning

Holzminden received city rights in the early 13^th century. The oldest known seal, however, dates from 1535. The seal showed a wooden wall with three towers. A wooden wall is a very rare element in medieval seals.

The arms were granted in 1905 and were based on the old seal. The lion was added in 1905 and is derived from the arms of the Counts of Everstein, who had granted the city rights.

The municipal stamp shown in 1892	Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms on a local stamp
Municipal stationery, 1960s

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