Weddersleben

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WEDDERSLEBEN

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Harz (until 2007 Quedlinburg)
Incorporated into: 2009 Thale

Wappen von Weddersleben/Arms (crest) of Weddersleben
Official blazon
German Geteilt und halb gespalten; oben in Blau eine silberne Felsenmauer, unten vorn in Rot eine schrägrechts geneigte aufrechte goldene Ähre am Stiel zwischen zwei Blättern, unten hinten in Blau ein silberner Schwan mit schwarzem Schnabel und ausgeschlagener schwarzer Zunge auf silbernem Wasser mit sieben schwarzen Wellenlinien.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 11, 1998.

The upper half shows the local sand stone rocks known as the Teufelsmauer and already since 1852 a protected natural monument. The swan was used as s aymbol by the local paper factory, an important factory in the history of the village. The waves symbolse the Bode river. The wheat ear symbolises agriculture.





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