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Seesen City (Germany)

Stadt Seesen, Landkreis Goslar, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2017-08-13 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Seesen city flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 June 2007
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Seesen City

coat of arms approved on 14 August 1905
flags approved on 28 November 1955
Source: Arnold Rabbow, "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; State Archive Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 3 June 2007

Seesen Flag

It is a red over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 3 June 2007

Seesen Banner

[Seesen city banner] 8:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 June 2007

It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Arnold Rabbow, "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; State Archive Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 3 June 2007

Seesen Banner Variant

[Seesen city banner w/ bannerhead] 8:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 June 2007

It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is in the white bannerhead.
Source: Arnold Rabbow, "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; State Archive Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 3 June 2007

Seesen Coat of Arms

[Seesen city CoA] image by Jörg Majewski, 3 June 2007

Shield Gules, above a lion passant Or armed and tongued Azure, beneath a water lily leaf Or.
Meaning:
Seesen gained city rights in 1428 by Duke Otto of Braunschwieg-Lüneburg, but it had an urban character already before. The first seal with prints from 1407 and 1488 already displayed the lion of the Welfen kin and the water lily leaf, probably canting, as the name is derived from a little lake (German: See), supplied by Schildau, a creek. The pattern rmained the same from the late 15th century to the 18th century. A probably plain bicolour was approved in 1905.
Source: Stadler 1970, p.73
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Aug 2017


Bornhausen Municipality

coa adopted on 10 July 1969 according to Rabbow
flags adopted on 10 July 1965 according to the Hannover state archive
Source: Arnold Rabbow, "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch",Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 4 June 2007

Bornhausen Flag

[Bornhausen borough flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 4 June 2007

It is a blue-yellow-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 3:7:3. The coat of arms is in the middle of the yellow stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 4 June 2007

Bornhausen Banner

[Bornhausen borough banner] 8:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 4 June 2007

It is a blue-yellow-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 3:7:3. The coat of arms is in the yellow stripe and shifted to the top.
Source: Arnold Rabbow, "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch",Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 4 June 2007

Bornhausen Coat of Arms

[Bornhausen borough CoA] image by Jörg Majewski, 4 June 2007

Shield Azure, an ibex rampant Or, issuant from base a watermill's wheel Or.
Meaning:
The ibex is taken from the family arms of the Steinberg kin, local rulers until the 17th century. The wheel is representing the local watermill at Schildau creek.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Aug 2017


Ildehausen Municipality

coat of arms in use since 17 November 1999, approved in 2000
flags approval unknown
Source: Arnold Rabbow, "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch",Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 5 June 2007

Ildehausen Flag

[Ildehausen borough flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 5 June 2007

It is a blue-yellow-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 3:7:3. The coat of arms is in the middle of the yellow stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 5 June 2007

Ildehausen Banner

[Ildehausen borough banner] 8:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 5 June 2007

It is a blue-yellow-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 3:7:3. The coat of arms is in the yellow stripe and shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 5 June 2007

Ildehausen Coat of Arms

[Ildehausen borough CoA] mage by Jörg Majewski, 5 June 2007

Shield Azure, a short sword Or in pale flanked by four wheat ears ordered per fan.
Meaning:
The arms express the desire for peace after the destruction of the village in the 30-Years-War (1618 - 1648). The colours are those of the Duchy of Braunschweig.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Aug 2017


Münchehof Municipality

coat of arms in use: since 22 October 1990
flags approval unknown
Source: Arnold Rabbow, "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch",Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 6 June 2007

Münchehof Flag

[Münchehof borough flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 6 June 2007

It is a green over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 6 June 2007

Münchehof Banner

[Münchehof borough banner] 8:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 6 June 2007

It is a green-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Arnold Rabbow, "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch",Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 6 June 2007

Münchehof Coat of Arms

[Münchehof borough CoA] image by Jörg Majewski, 6 June 2007

Shield Vert, a house in half timber, behind the house a monk statant holding a tau cross in his right hand, issuant from chief a bar embattled Argent.
Meaning:
The bar embattled is alluding to nearby Stauffenburg Castle. The municipalities name is derived from Hof der Mönche (= court of monks). The Cistercian monk and the house are thus canting. The Order of Cistercians owned many domains and forests in the village. They founded Walkenried Monastery and ran a factory for mining and smelting. Furthermore they erected a chapel, dedicated to St. Anthony, represented by the tau cross.
The arms were designed by W. Krieg and K. Helburg. They were adopted by the local council in 1990.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Aug 2017


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