Luckenwalde

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LUCKENWALDE

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Teltow-Fläming
Additions : 1993 Frankenfelde, Kolzenburg

Official blazon

(de) Blau ein durchbrochener goldener Renaissanceschild, von Gold belegt mit zwei schräggekreuzten Krummstäben, bewinkelt vorn und hinten von je einem sechsstrahligen Stern und unten von einem Nadelbaum; der Schild wird silbern bekrönt von einem durchbrochenen Nest mit einem seine vier Junge fütternden Pelikan.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on October 3, 1996.

Luckenwalde historically belonged to the Zinna Abbey, which is symbolized by the crosiers and, in the old arms (see below) the mitre. The meaning of the stars is not known. In the middle of the 20^th century the mitre was replaced by a pine tree, as a canting element (Wald=forest).

The pelican is taken from the oldest seals of the city, is a religious element and symbolises the care of the council for the people in the city. The oldest seals, dating from the 15^th century, show the crosiers and the eagle of Brandenburg. In the 17^th century the eagle was shown as a pelican. Later the pelican, now feeding his young in a nest, was used as the arms of the city. In the 19^th century the arms below appeared, with the pelican as a crest. In 1996 the pelican was incorporated onto the shield.

The seal from 1637	The seal from 1807
The seal from the late 19^th century	Seal from the city from around 1900
Seal from the city from around 1900	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums	The arms as used during DDR times