Harburg (Hamburg)

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HARBURG

Incorporated into : 1927 Harburg-Wilhelmsburg (1937 Hamburg)

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

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 Harburg in medieval times.

	Seals of the city from around 1900-1920
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)	The arms in the Abadie albums	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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Literature : Ahrens, 1891

Harburg (Hamburg)

Origin/meaning

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