Verden (Aller)

	VERDEN Country : Germany State : Niedersachsen District (Kreis) : Verden Additions: 1972 Borstel 1972 Dauelsen 1972 Döhlbergen-Hutbergen 1972 Eitze 1972 Hönisch 1972 Scharnhorst 1972 Walle 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":52.92060000000000030695446184836328029632568359375,"lon":9.23049999999999926103555480949580669403076171875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Silber ein schwarzes Nagelkreuz.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1948.

Verden received city rights in 1220 and was the seat of a bishop and an important Abbey. The city historically had two parts, the Norderstadt (which received the city rights), and the Süderstadt.
The Norderstadt used in the 13^th century a seal a three-towered castle with in the gate a figure, representing the Bishop of Verden. On the towers are two falcons, indicating that the State of Verden was an independent state.

The Süderstadt used a seal, granted by the Swedish Queen Christine, with the typical cross, derived from the arms of the Abbey. The two parts were united in 1651 and the old Norderstadt seal was continued, see below. The cross, however appears as arms of the city. Since the 20 ^th century only the cross is used.

Image gallery

The arms as shown in 1891
Seal from around 1900
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms as shown around 1940
The arms on a 1960s matchox label

Literature: Stadler,1964-1971, Ahrens, 1891; Rühl, 1940

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