Wesselburen

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WESSELBUREN

Official blazon
German	In Rot ein silbernes Fachwerkhaus mit Pferdeköpfen am Giebel und geschlossenem Tor auf grünem Hügel, der mit einer silbernen Leiste belegt ist; von ihr gehen drei silberne Pfähle fächerförmig zum unteren Schildrand aus.
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Wesselburen received city rights in 1899 and the above arms were granted on January 22, 1901.

The arms simply show the landscape and a typical farm of the area. Previously the city used a seal with its patron saint, St. Bartholomew.

The arms on a postcard +/- 1920

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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