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'''OSTERODE AM HARZ'''
'''OSTERODE AM HARZ'''


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Additions : 1971 Freiheit, Katzenstein, Lasfelde, Petershütte, Schwiegershausen; 1972 Dorste, Förste, Hörden, Lerbach, Nienstedt,  Riefensbeek-Kamschlacken
Additions : 1971 Freiheit, Katzenstein, Lasfelde, Petershütte, Schwiegershausen; 1972 Dorste, Förste, Hörden, Lerbach, Nienstedt,  Riefensbeek-Kamschlacken


[[File:osterode.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:osterode.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


===Official blazon===
{| class="wikitable"
(de) Geteilt von Silber und Rot durch einen goldenen Kleeblattbogen; darauf zwei blaue Türme, der rechte mit roter Kuppel, der linke mit rotem Spitzdach; dazwischen schwebt ein rotes Tatzenkreuz; unten ein linkshin schreitender, blau bewehrter goldener Löwe.
|+Official blazon
|-
|'''German'''
| Geteilt von Silber und Rot durch einen goldenen Kleeblattbogen; darauf zwei blaue Türme, der rechte mit roter Kuppel, der linke mit rotem Spitzdach; dazwischen schwebt ein rotes Tatzenkreuz; unten ein linkshin schreitender, blau bewehrter goldener Löwe.
|-
|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
|}


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
Osterode became a city in 1238 by the Welfen family. The first seal, dating from the middle of the 13<sup>th</sup> century shows the lion of the Welfen family below a walled city. In 1234 it was mentioned that Osterode had city walls. The cross is probably the sign of St. John Baptist, the patron saint of the city. The arms never really changed through the centuries, except that in the 19<sup>th</sup> century a crowned O was placed below the lion.   
Osterode became a city in 1238 by the Welfen family. The first seal, dating from the middle of the 13<sup>th</sup> century shows the lion of the Welfen family below a walled city. In 1234 it was mentioned that Osterode had city walls. The cross is probably the sign of St. John Baptist, the patron saint of the city.  
 
The arms never really changed through the centuries, except that until the 19<sup>th</sup> century a crowned O often was placed below the lion.   




{|align="center"
{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:osterodez1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}c1.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a 1621 coin
|align="center"|[[File:osterodez3.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seals from around 1900
|align="center"|[[File:osterodez1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900
|align="center"|[[File:osterodez2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>
|-
|align="center"|[[File:osterodez3.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900
|align="center"|[[File:osterodez2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1920
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[File:osterod1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown in 1891
|align="center"|[[File:osterod1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown in 1891
|align="center"|[[File:osterode.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925   
|align="center"|[[File:osterode.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925   
|align="center"|[[File:3229.aba.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums
|-
|align="center"|[[File:3229.aba.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums
|-
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p2.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a special cancellation 1988<br>with [[Armentières]]
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a special cancellation 1992<br>with [[Osterode in Ostpreussen]]
|}
|}


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Stadler,1964-1971, 8 volumes; Ahrens, 1891  
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler,1964-1971, 8 volumes; Ahrens, 1891  


[[Category:German Municipalities O]]
[[Category:German Municipalities O]]
[[File:Niedersachsen.jpg|50 px]][[Category:Niedersachsen]]
[[Category:Niedersachsen]]
[[Category:Osterode am Harz]]
[[Category:Osterode am Harz]]
[[Category:Göttingen]]
[[Category:Göttingen]]

Latest revision as of 14:48, 7 January 2024

OSTERODE AM HARZ

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Göttingen (until 2016 Osterode am Harz)
Additions : 1971 Freiheit, Katzenstein, Lasfelde, Petershütte, Schwiegershausen; 1972 Dorste, Förste, Hörden, Lerbach, Nienstedt, Riefensbeek-Kamschlacken

Wappen von Osterode am Harz/Arms (crest) of Osterode am Harz
Official blazon
German Geteilt von Silber und Rot durch einen goldenen Kleeblattbogen; darauf zwei blaue Türme, der rechte mit roter Kuppel, der linke mit rotem Spitzdach; dazwischen schwebt ein rotes Tatzenkreuz; unten ein linkshin schreitender, blau bewehrter goldener Löwe.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Osterode became a city in 1238 by the Welfen family. The first seal, dating from the middle of the 13th century shows the lion of the Welfen family below a walled city. In 1234 it was mentioned that Osterode had city walls. The cross is probably the sign of St. John Baptist, the patron saint of the city.

The arms never really changed through the centuries, except that until the 19th century a crowned O often was placed below the lion.


Coat of arms (crest) of Osterode am Harz

The arms on a 1621 coin
Wappen von Osterode am Harz/Coat of arms (crest) of Osterode am Harz

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Osterode am Harz/Coat of arms (crest) of Osterode am Harz

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Osterode am Harz/Coat of arms (crest) of Osterode am Harz

Seal from around 1920
Wappen von Osterode am Harz/Coat of arms (crest) of Osterode am Harz

The arms as shown in 1891
Wappen von Osterode am Harz/Coat of arms (crest) of Osterode am Harz

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Coat of arms (crest) of Osterode am Harz

The arms in the Abadie albums
Coat of arms (crest) of Osterode am Harz

The arms on a special cancellation 1988
with Armentières
Coat of arms (crest) of Osterode am Harz

The arms on a special cancellation 1992
with Osterode in Ostpreussen




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Literature: Stadler,1964-1971, 8 volumes; Ahrens, 1891

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