Wettin-Löbejün

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WETTIN-LÖBEJÜN

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Saalkreis
Additions : 2011 Brachwitz (1950 Friedrichsschwerz), Döblitz, Domnitz (1950 Dalena, Dornitz), Gimritz, Löbejün (1950 Schlettau), Nauendorf (1950 Merbitz), Priester, Neutz-Lettewitz (1965 Lettewitz, Neutz), Plötz (1950 Kösseln), Rothenburg, Wettin (2008 Dößel (1950 Dobis, Zaschwitz))

Official blazon

(de) Schild geviert; 1: in Rot eine silberne Burg mit Zinnenmauer und geöffnetem goldenen Tor, mit einem niederen gezinnten Mittelturm mit schwarzer Fensteröffnung zwischen zwei spitzbedachten gezinnten Seitentürmen mit drei (1:2) schwarzen Fensteröffnungen; 2: in Silber ein roter Stockanker; 3: in Silber ein grüner Einscharpflug; 4: in Grün zwei schräggekreuzte, die Bärte auswärts kehrende, silberne Schlüssel.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 11, 2012.

The arms show in the first quarter the old arms of Wettin and in the forth the keys from the arms of Löbejün.

The anchor refers to the former importance of shipping in the Saale river. They also refer to the former arms of Döblitz. The plough refers to the agricultural character of the municipality as well as the old arms of Brachwitz.

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