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'''ALTMARKKREIS SALZWEDEL (SAW)'''  
'''ALTMARKKREIS SALZWEDEL (SAW)'''  


State : [[Sachsen-Anhalt]]<br/>
State:[[Sachsen-Anhalt]]<br/>
Additions : 1994 [[Gardelegen (kreis)|Gardelegen]], [[Osterburg (kreis)|Osterburg]] (partly), [[Salzwedel (kreis)|Salzwedel]], Klötze (partly)
Additions:1994 [[Gardelegen (kreis)|Gardelegen]], [[Osterburg (kreis)|Osterburg]] (partly), [[Salzwedel (kreis)|Salzwedel]], Klötze (partly)


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The eagle is the eagle of [[Brandenburg]], as the majority of the county was part of Brandenburg since 1807. The eagle was also part of the arms of Gardelegen and Salzwedel. The lion is the lion of [[Lüneburg]] as the former county of Klötze historically was part of Braunschweig-Lüneburg. In 1815 Klötze was taken from Prussia and transferred to Sachsen. The last quarter shows a figure which has been used by Albecht dem Bären as a symbol for the Altmark
The eagle is the eagle of [[Brandenburg]], as the majority of the county was part of Brandenburg since 1807. The eagle was also part of the arms of Gardelegen and Salzwedel. The lion is the lion of [[Lüneburg]] as the former county of Klötze historically was part of Braunschweig-Lüneburg. In 1815 Klötze was taken from Prussia and transferred to Sachsen. The last quarter shows a figure which has been used by Albecht dem Bären as a symbol for the Altmark


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Papendieck, H. : Die Wappen der Landkreise und kreisfreien Städte des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt. Landesarchiv Magdeburg, 1996.
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]:Papendieck, H.:Die Wappen der Landkreise und kreisfreien Städte des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt. Landesarchiv Magdeburg, 1996.


[[Category:Kreiswappen]]
[[Category:Kreiswappen]]

Latest revision as of 11:33, 10 August 2024

ALTMARKKREIS SALZWEDEL (SAW)

State:Sachsen-Anhalt
Additions:1994 Gardelegen, Osterburg (partly), Salzwedel, Klötze (partly)

Wappen von Altmarkkreis Salzwedel/Arms (crest) of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
Official blazon
German

Gespalten und halb geteilt von Silber, Gold und Blau, vorn am Spalt ein roter Adler mit goldener Bewehrung, hinten oben ein aufgerichteter blauer Löwe mit roter Zunge und Bewehrung, hinten unten ein goldener vorheraldischer ankerkreuzförmiger Beschlag.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on November 24, 1994.

The eagle is the eagle of Brandenburg, as the majority of the county was part of Brandenburg since 1807. The eagle was also part of the arms of Gardelegen and Salzwedel. The lion is the lion of Lüneburg as the former county of Klötze historically was part of Braunschweig-Lüneburg. In 1815 Klötze was taken from Prussia and transferred to Sachsen. The last quarter shows a figure which has been used by Albecht dem Bären as a symbol for the Altmark





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Literature:Papendieck, H.:Die Wappen der Landkreise und kreisfreien Städte des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt. Landesarchiv Magdeburg, 1996.