Hameln

	HAMELN Country : Germany State : Niedersachsen District (Kreis) : Hameln-Pyrmont Additions: (to see click on expand) 1972 Afferde 1972 Groß Hilligsfeld 1972 Halvestorf 1972 Hastenbeck 1972 Haverbeck 1972 Holtensen 1972 Klein Berkel 1972 Klein Hilligsfeld 1972 Tündern 1972 Unsen 1972 Wehrbergen 1972 Welliehausen Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":52.10499999999999687361196265555918216705322265625,"lon":9.358200000000000073896444519050419330596923828125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Rot ein bogenförmig geschärfter silberner Mühlstein, darauf ein aufrecht gestelltes blaues Mühleisen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show a millstone, as the town was known about its millstone industry as well as the many mills in the area. The stone already appears in the oldest seal of the city, which dates from 1235. The arms have never changed since.

In the 17^th century the arms were augmented with a helmet with a church as crest and two lions as supporters. Derived from this was a proposal for new arms in 1939 with only the church in the arms and not the stone. This was not approved.

The city currently uses the church crest, but not the supporters, see image below.

Image gallery

The arms in a manuscript from 1514
The arms on a 1555 coin
Seal from around 1900
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in the Kurmark Wappenschau album from 1929
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in a 1936 album
The arms in a 1930s album
The arms on a trade card
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in an album from 1968
Manhole cover
The arms as currently (2010s) used

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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