Ballenstedt

From Heraldry of the World
Revision as of 06:01, 22 October 2013 by Knorrepoes (talk | contribs)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Germany.jpg
Heraldry of the World
Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
Germany.jpg


BALLENSTEDT

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Harz (until 2007 Quedlinburg)

Ballenst.jpg

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

Ballenstedt was originally a castle of a family who named themselves after the castle, Counts of Ballenstedt since 1030. Two separate cities were founded around the castle, which were merged in the 16th century. The arms are based on the arms of the Counts of Ballenstedt. The original 12th century arms showed three bars, but the bars were not broken. It may be that the broken bars represent the two different cities. The arms as such appear in the arms of the Counts of Anhalt-Ballenstedt in the middle of the 16th century.

Ballenstedtz1.jpg

Seal from around 1900
Ballenstedt.hagd.jpg

The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature : Bensing, et al; Lexicon Städte und Wappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Leipzig, 1985.