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The arms were officially granted on January 7, 1994. | The arms were officially granted on January 7, 1994. | ||
The arms are based on the 15th or 16<sup>th</sup> century seal of the city. The oak tree is a canting symbol, for the - | The arms are based on the 15th or 16<sup>th</sup> century seal of the city. The oak tree is a canting symbol, for the -walde part of the name (Wald=forest). The oldest seals showed a linden tree, but in the 16th century this was replaced by an oak tree on the seals. | ||
The small shields show the arms of the Knights of Uchtenhage, Lords of Freienwalde from the 14<sup>th</sup> century until 1618. | |||
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