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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Hildesheim probably became a city at the end of the 12th or early in the 13<sup>th</sup> century. The oldest seal is known since 1217 and shows bishop St. Godehard of Hildesheim between towers.<br> | Hildesheim probably became a city at the end of the 12th or early in the 13<sup>th</sup> century. The oldest seal is known since 1217 and shows bishop St. Godehard of Hildesheim between towers.<br> | ||
Later 14<sup>th</sup> century seals show the same image, but at the same time the arms of the city appear, indicating that the arms date from the end of the 13<sup>th</sup> century. | Later 14<sup>th</sup> century seals show the same image, but at the same time the arms of the city appear, indicating that the arms date from the end of the 13<sup>th</sup> century. |
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