Klötze

KLÖTZE

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Altmarkkreis Salzwedel (until 1994 Klötze)
Additions : 2010 Dönitz, Immekath, Jahrstedt, Kunrau, Kusey, Neuendorf, Neuferchau, Ristedt, Schwiesau, Steimke, Wenze

Official blazon

German	In Silber einen grünen bewurzelten Eichenstumpf mit gestümmelten Ästen, aus denen grüne Blätter treiben.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are used since 1861 and show a tree trunk. Old seals show the arms held by the Prussian eagle. In the 1930s the eagle disappeared. In the 1950s the colour was changed from green to natural colour, which in the 2001 was undone. The arms are canting, the name is derived from the Slavic word clada, meaning tree trunk. It also symbolises the forests around the town.

Seal from around 1900	Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms during DDR times

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Literature: Bensing et al., 1984