In Germany, Roland gradually became a symbol of the independence of the growing cities from the local nobility. In the late Middle Ages many cities featured defiant statues of Roland in their marketplaces. The Roland in Wedel was erected in 1450 as symbol of market and Hanseatic justice, and the Roland statue in front of Bremen City Hall (1404) has been listed together with the city hall itself on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since 2004.
In Germany Roland gradually became a symbol of the independence of the growing cities from the local nobility In the late Middle Ages many cities featured defiant statues of Roland in their marketplaces The Roland in Wedel was erected in 1450 as symbol of market and Hanseatic justice and the Roland statue in front of Bremen City Hall (1404) has been listed together with the city hall itself on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since 2004