Aschersleben

	ASCHERSLEBEN Country : Germany State : Sachsen-Anhalt District (Kreis) : Salzlandkreis (1994-2007 Aschersleben-Stassfurt, until 1994 Aschersleben) Additions: 2004 Winningen 2005 Klein Schierstedt 2006 Wilsleben 2008 Drohndorf 2008 Freckleben 2008 Mehringen 2009 Groß Schierstedt 2009 Neu Königsaue 2009 Schackenthal 2009 Westdorf 2010 Schackstedt Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":51.75630000000000308091330225579440593719482421875,"lon":11.46039999999999992041921359486877918243408203125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Rot eine silberne gezinnte Burg mit zwei gezinnten spitzbedachten beknäuften Türmen, das offene rundbogige Tor schrägrechts mit einem schwarzsilbern geschachten Schild belegt. Hinter der Toröffnung eine sich über den Türmen ausbreitende bewurzelte grüne Eiche mit silbernen Eicheln, in den Zweigen drei schwarze Vögel, der vordere links, die beiden anderen rechts gewendet.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms appear on the oldest known seal dating from the early 14^th century, with the exception of the chequered shield. Aschersleben was founded as a city by the Counts of Ballenstedt and became a possession of the Bishops of Halberstadt in 1429. The chequered shield is the arms of the Bishops of Halberstadt.

Image gallery

The arms in a manuscript from 1514
The arms in an album from around 1905
Seal from around 1900-1920
The arms in the Continentale Verlags-Anstalt album, +/- 1910
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Kurmark Wappenschau album from 1929
The arms in an album from around 1950

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

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