Bad Freienwalde
BAD FREIENWALDE
State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Märkisch-Oderland
Additions : 1928 Altkietz , Alttornow; 1957 Sonnenburg; 1993 Altranft; 2003 Altglietzen, Bralitz, Hohenwutzen, Neuenhagen, Schiffmühle; 2009 Hohensaaten
| German |
In Silber eine bewurzelte grüne Eiche (mit 8 Blättern und 5 Früchten), deren Stamm von zwei kleinen silbernen Schilden mit je einem sechsspeichigen roten Rad beseitet ist. |
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on January 7, 1994.
The arms are based on the 15th or 16th century seal of the city. The oak tree is a canting symbol, for the -walde part of the name (Wald=forest). The oldest seals showed a linden tree, but in the 16th century this was replaced by an oak tree on the seals.
The small shields show the arms of the Knights of Uchtenhage, Lords of Freienwalde from the 14th century until 1618.
 The municipal stamp shown in 1892 |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms in the Abadie albums |
 Postal cancellation 1978 |
 Postal cancellation 1988 |
 The arms in the 1980s |
Literature: Bensing et al., 1984