Arendsee

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ARENDSEE (ALTMARK)

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Altmarkkreis Salzwedel (until 1994 Osterburg)
Additions : 2010 Binde, Höwisch, Kaulitz, Kerkau, Kläden, Kleinau, Leppin, Neulingen, Sanne-Kerkuhn, Schrampe, Thielbeer, Ziemendorf; 2011 Mechau

Wappen von Arendsee

Official blazon

(de) In Silber ein goldbewehrter roter Adler über blauem Wellenschildfuß mit fünf silbernen Wellen

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on September 20, 1938.

The arms are canting, an eagle (Adler/Arend=eagle) over a lake (See). The eagle has been used as a symbol since the 16th century. Besides being a canting symbol, the eagle is also the arms of the Altmark area, to which Arendsee historically belongs.

Wappen von Arendsee

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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Literature : Bensing, et al; Lexicon Städte und Wappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Leipzig, 1985.

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