Ellersleben
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ELLERSLEBEN
State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Sömmerda
Incorporated into : 2019 Buttstädt
| German |
In Gold eine grüne Erle, belegt mit einem schrägrechten, von Rot und Silber achtmal geteilten, Balken. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on May 5, 1997.
The tree is a canting element, an alder (Erle in German) for the first part of the name. The bend symbolises a border-pole. The village historically was on the border between Sachsen (later Sachsen-Weimar) and the State of Mainz (later Prussia).
 The municipal stamp shown in 1892 |
Literature: Ulle, 1998