Harburg-Wilhelmsburg

HARBURG-WILHELMSBURG Country : Germany State : Hamburg Additions: 1927 Harburg 1927 Wilhelmsburg Incorporated into : 1937 Hamburg 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":53.47890000000000298996383207850158214569091796875,"lon":9.997099999999999653255144949071109294891357421875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms for the new city were adopted in 1931. The arms are based on the medieval seals of Harburg, which already showed a city gate with a lion. The lion is the lion of the Welfen dynasty, who ruled both towns in medieval times.

The two fleur-de-lis are derived from the arms of Countess von Wilhelmsburg Eleonore d'Olbreuse, wife of Duke Georg Wilhelm of Celle (1665-1705, from the Welfen dynasty).

Literature : Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; background from Carsten Möller (http://www.fremo.org)

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