City of Wilhelmshaven (Lower Saxony, Germany)

Stadt Wilhelmshaven

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by Stefan Schwoon
Coat-of-arms adopted 1949

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• County and Municipal Flags (Lower Saxony / Niedersachsen, Germany)
• Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen, Germany)
• Germany

Red-yellow with the arms. Sources: Staack 1997 and Stadler 1964-1971.

Stefan Schwoon, 21 February 2001

From Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website:

Wilhelmshaven became an important harbour at the end of the last century. In 1873 the town became a city and in 1919 its own urban district [kreisfreie Stadt]. The first arms were granted in 1892. (...) After the incorporation of Rüstringen new arms were designed in 1939. (...) Finally, in 1949, the present arms were granted. These arms are based on the old arms of Rüstringen.

Literature: Stadler 1964-1971.

Santiago Dotor, 18 December 2001