Hildesheim

	HILDESHEIM Country : Germany State : Niedersachsen District (Kreis) : Hildesheim Additions: (to see click on expand) 1911 Moritzberg 1974 Achtum-Uppen 1974 Bavenstedt 1974 Drispenstedt 1974 Einum 1974 Himmelsthür 1974 Itzum 1974 Marienburg 1974 Marienrode 1974 Ochtersum 1974 Sorsum 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":52.15090000000000003410605131648480892181396484375,"lon":9.9490999999999996106225808034650981426239013671875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	(large arms) Geteilt, oben in Silber wachsend ein schwarzer goldgekrönter, goldbewehrter und schwarzgezungter Reichsadler, unten von Gold und Rot geviert. Auf dem gold-rot bewulsteten Stechhelm mit gold-roten Decken eine wachsende goldhaarige, blauäugige Jungfrau (die Hildesia) in natürlichen Farben mit gold-rot quadriertem Kleid, in beiden Händen vor dem Vierungspunkt des Gewandes einen rot-silber gevierten Kranz aus acht heraldischen Rosen haltend, dabei die goldenen Kleidecken im Kranz sowie die rechte Kragenhälfte in Silber, um das Haupt ein rot-silbernes Band, hinter dem Haupt links besteckt mit einer schräglinken roten und goldenen Straußenfeder.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 3, 1528 in Burgos (Spain) by Emperor Charles V.

Hildesheim probably became a city at the end of the 12th or early in the 13^th century. The oldest seal is known since 1217 and shows bishop St. Godehard of Hildesheim between towers. Later 14^th century seals show the same image, but at the same time the arms of the city appear, indicating that the arms date from the end of the 13^th century.

At the time the arms were quartered of silver and red. The Imperial eagle was granted in 1528 by Emperor Charles V. The arms thus never changed since and are used as such.

Image gallery

The arms in a manuscript from 1514
The arms in a manuscript from 1584
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in a 17th century manuscript
The arms on a 1535 coin
The arms on a 1762 coin
Seal from the city from around 1900.
Seal from the city from around 1900.
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms on a postcard
The arms on a 1960s matchox label
Municipal stationery, 1960s
The arms in the city (source)

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

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