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'''ALLSTEDT'''

State : [[Sachsen-Anhalt ]]<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Mansfeld-Südharz]] (until 2007 [[Sangerhausen (kreis)|Sangerhausen]])<br/>
Additions : 2010 Beyernaumburg, Emseloh, Holdenstedt, Katharinenrieth, Liedersdorf, Mittelhausen (1965 [[Einsdorf]]), Niederröblingen (Helme), [[Nienstedt (Allstedt)|Nienstedt]], Pölsfeld, Sotterhausen, Winkel (Helme), Wolferstedt 

[[File:allstedt.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]

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|'''German'''
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Gespalten und halbgeteilt; vorn in Rot ein gekrönter silberner Adler am Spalt, hinten Schwarz über Silber, belegt mit zwei schräg gekreuzten roten Schwertern.
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===Origin/meaning===
The arms are based on a 16<sup>th</sup> century seal. The origin is not quite clear. Allstedt belonged first to the County Pfalzsachsen, from which the eagle may be a symbol. Later it became part of (Kur-)Sachsen, the arms thereof are seen in the left half of the arms.

{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:allstedtz1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>
|align="center"|[[File:allstedt.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925  
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|align="center"|[[File:allsted2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seals from around 1900
|align="center"|[[File:allstedtz2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p1.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1975
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1989
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984

[[Category:German Municipalities A]]
[[Category:Sachsen-Anhalt]]
[[Category:Mansfeld-Südharz]]
[[Category:Sangerhausen]]