Wedel

WEDEL

State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Pinneberg

Official blazon

German	Im Rot das silberne holsteinische Nesselblatt, darin die goldengerüstete, rotgegürtete, schwarzbärtige Gestalt eines Rolands in Vorderansicht mit rotem, blaugefüttertem, zurückgeschlagenem Mantel, auf dem Kopf die goldene mittelalterliche Kaiserkrone, in der rechten Hand ein bloßes silbernes Schwert mit goldenem Knauf an die rechte Schulter gelehnt, in der linken der goldene Reichsapfel.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on November 26, 1963.

Wedel grew around a ferry over the river Elbe and became an important town on the cross-roads of several trading routes. As a symbol of trade the Counts of Schauenburg, who ruled the town, erected a statue of Roland in the town square. This wooden statue was in 1585 replaced by a new stone figure, which was made to look lake emperor Charlemagne. This typical symbol was placed in the arms of Holstein to indicate that the town was part of Holstein. Already in 1597 the arms of the town were described as such and they have not changed since. The official arms have been drawn according to the fashion of the time, but the basic composition did not change.

Seal from around 1900	Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	Postal cancellation 2000

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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s