Hohenwarsleben

HOHENWARSLEBEN

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Börde
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft : Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Hohe Börde (until 2010)
Incorporated into : 2010 Hohe Börde

Official blazon

German	In Silber ein Benediktinermönch in schwarzer Kutte mit goldenem Nimbus, in der rechten Hand ein goldverziertes rotes Buch, in der linken einen roten Krummstab mit goldener Krümme haltend.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 7, 1997.

The arms show a Benedictan monk, as the area was developed by Benedictans and the village had a a Benedictan church.

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