Northeim

NORTHEIM

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Northeim
Additions: 1974 Berwartshausen, Bühle, Denkershausen, Edesheim, Hammenstedt, Hillerse, Höckelheim, Hohnstedt, Hollenstedt, Imbshausen, Lagershausen, Langenholtensen, Schnedinghausen, Stöckheim, Sudheim

Official blazon
German	In Grün über rotem erhöhten Dreiberg, darin ein goldener schreitender Löwe, eine silberne Burg, mit einem silbernen gotischen „N“ belegt, mit drei rot bedachten Türmen, flankiert von zwei Türmen gleicher Art.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Northeim received city rights before 1250. The oldest seal is known since the late 13^th century and shows, as do all later seals, a castle on a small mountain, with a lion in the base of the shield, and the town's initial on the main tower. The lion is the lion of the Welfen dynasty, who ruled the city for many centuries. In the early 18^th century the two smaller towers were added.

Even though the size and shape of the towers has changed considerably during the centuries (see below), the composition as such did not change.

Image gallery

The arms on a 1671 coin
The arms as shown in 1891
The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums
Municipal stationery, 1960s

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