Holstein History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms - HouseofNames
WEBHolstein History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms. Origins Available: Germany. The name is a shortened form of the Middle Low German word "holtsate," meaning "one who dwells in the woods."
Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein - Wikipedia
WEBThe coat of arms of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein is vertically divided: in the heraldically right field, i.e. left as seen by the viewer, two blue lions are depicted on a golden background, facing the other half.
Schleswig-Holstein - Wikipedia
WEBThe coat of arms shows the symbols of the two duchies united in Schleswig-Holstein, i.e., the two lions for Schleswig and the leaf of nettle for Holstein. Supposedly, Otto von Bismarck decreed that the two lions were to face the nettle because of the discomfort to their bottoms which would have resulted if the lions faced away from it.
Holstein - Wikipedia
WEBCoordinates: 54.1667°N 9.66667°E. Coat of arms of Holstein: a stylised nettle leaf; similar to the coat of arms of Schaumburg. Holstein (German pronunciation: [ˈhɔlʃtaɪn] ⓘ; Northern Low Saxon: Holsteen; Danish: Holsten; Latin: Holsatia) is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider.
Wappen von Schleswig-Holstein/Coat of arms (crest) of Schleswig-Holstein
WEBThe arms of Holstein show the Nesselblatt (nettle-leaf) of the counts of Schaumburg. The Counts of Schaumburg were also Counts of Holstein. The oldest arms of the counts showed a lion until 1238. In 1239 the Nesselblatt appears on a seal of Count Johann I.
Category : Coats of arms of Schleswig-Holstein - Wikimedia
WEBMedia in category "Coats of arms of Schleswig-Holstein". The following 60 files are in this category, out of 60 total. Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein.svg 528 × 617; 18 KB. Landeswappen Schleswig-Holstein.png 539 × 624; 183 KB.
Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein - WikiMili
WEBThe coat of arms of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein is vertically divided: in the heraldically right field, i.e. left as seen by the viewer, two blue lions are depicted on a golden background, facing the other half. The lions of Schleswig were taken from the …
File : DEU Schleswig-Holstein COA.svg - Wikimedia
WEBAug 4, 2023 · This file depicts the coat of arms of a German Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (corporation governed by public law). According to § 5 Abs. 1 of the German Copyright law, official works like coats of arms are in the public domain.
Wappen von Duchy of Holstein/Coat of arms (crest) of Duchy of Holstein
WEBThe Duchy ceased to exist when the Kingdom of Prussia annexed it in 1866 after the Austro-Prussian War. The arms of Holstein show the Nesselblatt (nettle-leaf) of the counts of Schaumburg. The Counts of Schaumburg were also Counts of Holstein. The oldest arms of the counts showed a lion until 1238.
Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) - CRW Flags
WEBMar 10, 2020 · The arms of Schleswig takes up the first field in the arms of Schleswig-Holstein — it is parted per pale with the arms of Holstein and is turned in courtoisie, a usual practice in German heraldry when two arms are put together thus.
