Bad Bramstedt

BAD BRAMSTEDT

State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Segeberg

Official blazon
German	In Blau ein silberner römischer Krieger mit goldenem Helm, goldenem Panzer und goldener Fußbekleidung und einer roten Schärpe von der linken Schulter zur rechten Hüfte, in der seitlich ausgestreckten rechten Hand ein aufgerichtetes, bloßes solbernes römisches Schwert haltend, während sich die linke auf einen holsteinischen Wappenschild sützt (in Rot ein silbernes Nesselblatt).
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 26, 1956.

Bramstedt received town rights before 1400 and city rights in 1910. At the same time the prefix Bad was added.

The oldest know seal dates from the late 14^th century and shows the nettle-leaf arms of the Duchy of Holstein, to which the city at the time belonged. In 1877 the town adopted arms with the so-called Roland of Bramstedt, the Roland being a historical figure, his statue can be seen in the town square, see image below.

In 1956 the arms were designed more according to heraldic rules, with the Roland holding the arms of Holstein.

Seal from around 1900	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Postal cancellation 1976

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