Schöppenstedt

	SCHÖPPENSTEDT Country : Germany State : Niedersachsen District (Kreis) : Wolfenbüttel Samtgemeinde: Elm-Asse Additions: 1929 Küblingen 1974 Eitzum 1974 Sambleben 1974 Schliestedt 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":52.144599999999996953192749060690402984619140625,"lon":10.7768999999999994798827174236066639423370361328125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Rot auf blauen Wellen, ein silberner Kahn, in dem ein blaubewehrter goldener Löwe mit erhobener Vorderpranke steht.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The oldest known seal of the city dates from 1419 and shows a small ship, which is a canting element (the name is derived from Schiffenstedt, or ship's place), between two small fish. In the 15^th century the local seals show the above arms, showing the ship, but with the addition of the lion of the Dukes of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, who ruled the area at the time. The two small fish were removed. Ever since the composition has remained the same, but the size and shape of the figures has changed considerably.

Image gallery

Seal from around 1900
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Local emergency money from the early 1920s

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes;

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