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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Niedersachsen]][[File:Niedersachsen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Holzminden (kreis)|Holzminden]][[File:Holzmind.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
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* 1973 Buchhagen | |||
* 1973 Kemnade | |||
* 1973 Linse | |||
* 1973 Rühle | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Bodenwerder received city rights in 1287 from the Lords of Homburg. The first seal dates from the same time and the present arms are based on this seal. The lion is taken from the arms of the Lords of Homburg, the city wall and towers indicate the fortified character of the new city. The only later addition is the small crozier, which was added in the 14<sup>th</sup> century as a symbol for the Bishops of Minden, who now ruled the city. In 1409 the city became a possession of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, but that did not change the seal or arms. | Bodenwerder received city rights in 1287 from the Lords of Homburg. The first seal dates from the same time and the present arms are based on this seal. The lion is taken from the arms of the Lords of Homburg, the city wall and towers indicate the fortified character of the new city. The only later addition is the small crozier, which was added in the 14<sup>th</sup> century as a symbol for the Bishops of Minden, who now ruled the city. In 1409 the city became a possession of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, but that did not change the seal or arms. | ||
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File:bodenwerder.jpg|alt=Wappen von Bodenwerder/Arms (crest) of Bodenwerder|The arms as shown in 1891 | |||
File:bodenwerderz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Bodenwerder/Arms (crest) of Bodenwerder|Seal from around 1900 | |||
File:bodenwerder.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Bodenwerder/Arms (crest) of Bodenwerder|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
File:bodenwerder2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Bodenwerder/Arms (crest) of Bodenwerder|The arms in the town (image from Facebook) | |||
File:Bodenwerderp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Bodenwerder/Arms (crest) of Bodenwerder|Postal cancellation | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Ahrens, 1891 | |||
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[[Category:German Municipalities B]] | [[Category:German Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:Niedersachsen]] | [[Category:Niedersachsen]] | ||
[[Category:Holzminden]] | [[Category:Holzminden]] | ||
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Origin/meaning
Bodenwerder received city rights in 1287 from the Lords of Homburg. The first seal dates from the same time and the present arms are based on this seal. The lion is taken from the arms of the Lords of Homburg, the city wall and towers indicate the fortified character of the new city. The only later addition is the small crozier, which was added in the 14th century as a symbol for the Bishops of Minden, who now ruled the city. In 1409 the city became a possession of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, but that did not change the seal or arms.
The arms as shown in 1891
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the town (image from Facebook)
Postal cancellation
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Ahrens, 1891