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'''HERFORD''' | '''HERFORD''' | ||
State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Herford (kreis)|Herford]]<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Herford (kreis)|Herford]]<br/> | ||
Additions : 1969 [[Amt Herford-Hiddenhausen]] (partly), Diebrock, [[Eickum]], Elverdissen, Falkendiek, Herringhausen (partly), [[Laar]], [[Schwarzenmoor]], [[Stedefreund]] | Additions: 1969 [[Amt Herford-Hiddenhausen]] (partly), Diebrock, [[Eickum]], Elverdissen, Falkendiek, Herringhausen (partly), [[Laar]], [[Schwarzenmoor]], [[Stedefreund]] | ||
[[File:herford.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:herford.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on November 1, 1899 by King Wilhelm II. | The arms were officially granted on November 1, 1899 by King Wilhelm II. | ||
The arms were based on the oldest seal of the city, which dates from 1231. | The arms were based on the oldest seal of the city, which dates from 1231. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:herfordz1.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>13th century seal of the city ([http://www.herford.de source]) | |align="center"|[[File:herfordz1.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>13th century seal of the city ([http://www.herford.de source]) | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:herfordz2.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | |align="center"|[[File:herfordz2.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:herford.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:herford.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:3084.aba.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |align="center"|[[File:3084.aba.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities H]] | [[Category:German Municipalities H]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:37, 28 January 2024
HERFORD
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Herford
Additions: 1969 Amt Herford-Hiddenhausen (partly), Diebrock, Eickum, Elverdissen, Falkendiek, Herringhausen (partly), Laar, Schwarzenmoor, Stedefreund
| German | blazon wanted |
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on November 1, 1899 by King Wilhelm II.
The arms were based on the oldest seal of the city, which dates from 1231.
 13th century seal of the city (source) |
The key in the arms represent the rights that the Archbishops of Köln had in the city. The patron saint of Köln is St.Peter, whose symbol is the key. The black and white banner also represents Köln, the other banner represents the Abbey of Herford, the nuns also partly ruled the city.
Besides the above arms and seals, the city sometimes used arms, divided of red and silver, which were again based on the arms of the abbey.
 The municipal stamp shown in 1892 |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms in the Abadie albums |
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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s