Hornburg

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HORNBURG

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Wolfenbüttel
Incorporated into : 2013 Schladen-Werla

Wappen von Hornburg
Official blazon
German blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms date from the 16th century, and are first seen on the seal of the city from 1552. The seal showed two naked savages holding the arms on a rope between them. Smaller seals only showed the arms. The horn in the arms is canting, the meaning of the trunk is not clear.

The city also uses another shield :

Wappen von Hornburg
Wappen von Hornburg

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Hornburg

The arms in the Abadie albums
Wappen von Hornburg

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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