Dessau

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Wappen von Dessau/Arms (crest) of Dessau
DESSAU

Country : Germany
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State : Sachsen-Anhalt
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District (Kreis) : Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt)
Additions: (to see click on expand)

  • 1923 Alten
  • 1923 Großkühnau
  • 1923 Kleinkühnau
  • 1923 Törten
  • 1923 Ziebigk
  • 1930 Dellnau
  • 1930 Jonitz
  • 1930 Naundorf
  • 1930 Pötnitz
  • 1930 Scholitz (until 1933)
  • 1935 Roßlau (until 1945)
  • 1945 Mildensee
  • 1945 Waldersee
  • 1950 Kochstedt
  • 1952 Mosigkau
  • 1994 Kleutsch
  • 1994 Sollnitz
  • 2005 Brambach
  • 2005 Rodleben


Incorporated into :

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Official blazon
German Gespalten mit golden-rot geviertem Schildfuß, vorn in Silber am Spalt ein roter, goldbewehrter Adler mit roter Zunge; hinten neunmal geteilt von Schwarz und Gold, belegt schrägrechts mit einem grünen Rautenkranz. Das Wappen wird gekrönt von fünf roten Mauerzinnen.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 4, 1994 and previously in 1951.

The arms show in the upper part the arms of the Princes of Anhalt and in the lower part the arms of he Lords of Waldeser. The city was part of Sachsen-Anhalt and the Lords of Waldeser had their castle close to the city. The city used only the arms of Sachsen-Anhalt in the seals dating from the 16th century. The mural crown indicates the freedom and strength of the city.

In 1933 the city added a small escutcheon with the local church, as the oldest seals of the city showed the church. These arms, which were never officially granted, were in use until 1951, see image below.

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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, 1920s; Papendieck, 1996.




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