Glebitzsch

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GLEBITZSCH

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Anhalt-Bitterfeld (until 2008 Bitterfeld)
Additions : 1950 Beyersdorf (1928 Julishof), Köckern
Incorporated into : 2009 Sandersdorf-Brehna

Official blazon

Von Blau und Silber schräglinks geteilt, die Teilung belegt mit einer in verwechselten Farben geschrägter Leiste; oben zwei goldene Ähren am Halm mit Blättern, unten ein mit den Stollen nach abwärts gekehrtes, nach der Teilung gestelltes blaues Hufeisen mit eckigen Nagellöchern.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ??-??-2005.

The two wheat-ears and the horseshoe refer to the agricultural character of the two villages of Beyersdorf and Köckern. The horseshoe also refers to the historical shape of both villages.