Gieselwerder

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GIESELWERDER

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

Official blazon

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.