Tangermünde

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TANGERMÜNDE

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Stendal
Additions : 2010 Bölsdorf, Buch, Grobleben, Hämerten, Langensalzwedel, Miltern, Storkau

Official blazon

(de) In Silber ein golden bewehrter, rot gezungter roter Adler, die Sachsen besteckt mit je einer silbernen Rose mit goldenem Butzen.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 8, 1995.

The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from 1344. The seal shows the eagle of Brandenburg as at the time the area was part of Brandenburg. The roses on the tip of the wings are probably a mistake, they were originally just feathers, but were later transformed into flowers.

The arms have never changed since, although the city did not use the arms during the French occupation (around 1810) and at the beginning of the 20th century.

Seal from 1344
Seal from around 1900	Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	Emergency money of the city with the arms (1921)
The arms in the Abadie albums