Rastenberg

RASTENBERG

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Sömmerda
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft : Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Kölleda
Additions : 19?? Roldisleben; 1994 Bachra

Official blazon

German	In Rot ein Geharnischter in silberner Rüstung, in der Rechten eine goldene Lanze mit blauem Wimpel und schwebendem rotem Kreuzehen darin, in der Linken ein gesenktes goldenes Schwert haltend.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show St. Wenesclaus, the patron saint of the diocese of Naumburg, to which the city historically belonged. The saint already appeared on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from 1460. As the town received city rights (and the right for its own seal) in 1378 it is expected that the arms date from that year as well.

Seal from around 1900	Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	local emergency money from 1918

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Literature: Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984; Ulle, 1998