Gieselwerder

GIESELWERDER

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Kassel (until 1972 Hofgeismar)
Incorporated into: 1971 Oberweser

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1954.

The striped lion is the lion of Hessen, to which the town belongs since 1462. The fish was added as a symbol to distinguish the arms from Hessen and symbolises the Weser river.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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