Annaburg
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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ANNABURG
State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Wittenberg (until 1994 Jessen)
Additions : 2003 Premsendorf, Purzien; 2004 Löben; 2011 Axien, Bethau, Groß Naundorf, Labrun, Lebien, Plossig, Prettin
Official blazon
In Silber auf grünem Rasen ein natürlicher Rosenstrauch mit fünf roten (3:2) gestellten Rosen.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on December 17, 1993.
The arms first appear on a seal of 1678, after the merging of several villages into the new city of Annaburg. The roses probably symbolise the former villages.
 The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature : Bensing, et al; Lexicon Städte und Wappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Leipzig, 1985.