Dodendorf

DODENDORF

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Börde (1994-2007 Bördekreis, until 1994 Wanzleben)
Incorporated into: 2001 Sülzetal

Official blazon
German	Im schwarzen Felde eine Hand, die eine brennende silberne Fackel vorwärtsträgt.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 19, 1938.

The arms refer to the battle of Dodendorf in 1809 when Ferdinand von Schill, a Prussian commander, beat the army of the Westphalia, after which he lit a torch of freedom.

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