Husum (Nordfriesland)

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HUSUM

State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Nordfriesland (until 1973 Husum)
Additions : 1929 Nordhusum; 1934 Osterhusum, Rödemis; 1994 Schobüll

Official blazon

(de) In Gold ein roter Palisadenzaun mit offenem Torhaus, dessen rotes Dach mit drei roten Fähnchen an blauen Stangen besteckt ist; in der Toröffnung zwei schreitende, rot gezungte blaue Löwen übereinander.

Origin/meaning

Husum was already an important town in the 14^th century, but received its city rights much later, in 1603. The oldest seal dates from the 15^th century and already shows the present arms. The gate shows the privilege obtained in 1465 that allowed to built a wooden fence and gates around the villages of Wester- and Öster-Husum. The two lions are the lions of the Duchy of Schleswig, in which Husum was situated.

Seal of the city from 1549.	Seal of the city from 1672.
Seal of the city from around 1900.	Seal of the city from around 1900.
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms in the Abadie albums