Uelzen

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UELZEN

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Uelzen
Additions : 1972 Groß Liedern, Halligdorf, Hambrock, Hansen, Hanstedt II, Holdenstedt, Kirchweyhe, Klein Süstedt, Masendorf, Mehre, Molzen, Oldenstadt, Riestedt, Ripdorf, Tatern, Veerßen, Westerweyhe, Woltersburg

Wappen von Uelzen/Arms (crest) of Uelzen
Official blazon
German
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1951 and combine elements of the older seals and arms of the city.

Uelzen became a city in the early 13th century and the oldest seal dates from 1240. It shows a three-towered gate. In 1266 the city used a seal with a gate and the lion of the Welfen dynasty. The next seal showed a lion on each of the two towers of the gate. Around 1600 a lion between two trees appears in a shield on the secret seals. These were canting, as the name at the time was Löwenwalde (lion-wood).

The present arms thus combine the gate with the arms from 1600.


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Literature: Stadler,1964-1971, 8 volumes; Kaffee Hag picture albums, 1920s; Ahrens, 1891; Rühl, 1940