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'''STORMARN (OD)''' | '''STORMARN (OD)''' | ||
State : [[Schleswig-Holstein]] | State : [[Schleswig-Holstein]] | ||
[[File:stormarn.kreis.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:stormarn.kreis.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''German''' | |||
| In Rot ein nach rechts schreitender silberner Schwan in Kampfstellung mit erhobenen Flügeln und einer goldenen Krone um den Hals. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on March 27, 1947, but have been used much longer. | The arms were granted on March 27, 1947, but have been used much longer. | ||
The swan as arms for the county Stormarn first appears in the arms of Prince Johann of Denmark in the end of the 15<sup>th</sup> century. The county belonged to the Duchy of Holstein, a possession of the Danish Kings. Ever since all rulers over the area used the swan as symbol for Stormarn. | The swan as arms for the county Stormarn first appears in the arms of Prince Johann of Denmark in the end of the 15<sup>th</sup> century. The county belonged to the [[Duchy of Holstein]], a possession of the Danish Kings. Ever since all rulers over the area used the swan as symbol for Stormarn. | ||
The arms can be considered canting. Stormarn comes from Stürmen and the swan is considered a 'stürmische' (attacking) bird. According to legend the swan was chosen as a symbol by Konrad von Megenberg in 1350, but there is no historical prove of this. | The arms can be considered canting. Stormarn comes from Stürmen and the swan is considered a 'stürmische' (attacking) bird. According to legend the swan was chosen as a symbol by Konrad von Megenberg in 1350, but there is no historical prove of this. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.hes.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br/>The arms in the [[Wapen- en Vlaggenboek Hesman|Wapen- en Vlaggenboek]] van Gerrit Hesman (1708) | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p.jpg|center|400 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1950 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p1.jpg|center|400 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 2016 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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[[Category:Kreiswappen]] | [[Category:Kreiswappen]] | ||