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The shield with the swan is the arms of the Stormarn territory, the other elements refer to the famous Wandsbecker ambassador, Mathias Claudius (1740-1815).
The shield with the swan is the arms of the Stormarn territory, the other elements refer to the famous Wandsbecker ambassador, Mathias Claudius (1740-1815).



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WANDSBECK (now Wandsbek)

Incorporated into : 1937 Hamburg

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The shield with the swan is the arms of the Stormarn territory, the other elements refer to the famous Wandsbecker ambassador, Mathias Claudius (1740-1815).

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Seal of the city from around 1900.


Literature : Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s