Luckenwalde

	LUCKENWALDE Country : Germany State : Brandenburg District (Kreis) : Teltow-Fläming Additions: 1993 Frankenfelde 1993 Kolzenburg Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":52.08899999999999863575794734060764312744140625,"lon":13.1714999999999999857891452847979962825775146484375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Blau ein durchbrochener goldener Renaissanceschild, von Gold belegt mit zwei schräggekreuzten Krummstäben, bewinkelt vorn und hinten von je einem sechsstrahligen Stern und unten von einem Nadelbaum; der Schild wird silbern bekrönt von einem durchbrochenen Nest mit einem seine vier Junge fütternden Pelikan.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on October 3, 1996.

Luckenwalde historically belonged to the Zinna Abbey, which is symbolized by the crosiers and, in the old arms (see below) the mitre. The meaning of the stars is not known. In the middle of the 20^th century the mitre was replaced by a pine tree, as a canting element (Wald=forest).

The pelican is taken from the oldest seals of the city, is a religious element and symbolises the care of the council for the people in the city. The oldest seals, dating from the 15^th century, show the crosiers and the eagle of Brandenburg. In the 17^th century the eagle was shown as a pelican. Later the pelican, now feeding his young in a nest, was used as the arms of the city. In the 19^th century the arms below appeared, with the pelican as a crest. In 1996 the pelican was incorporated onto the shield.

Image gallery

The seal from 1637
The seal from 1807
The seal from the late 19^th century
Seal from the city from around 1900
Seal from the city from around 1900
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in an album from around 1950
The arms in the Kurmark Wappenschau album from 1929
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms as used during DDR times
Postal cancellation 1980

Literature: Benzig et al, 1985; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; information city of Lückenwalde.

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