Sonnewalde

	SONNEWALDE Country : Germany State : Brandenburg District (Kreis) : Elbe-Elster Additions: (to see click on expand) 2002 Bahren 1977 Großbahren 1977 Kleinbahren 2002 Brenitz 2002 Friedersdorf 2002 Goßmar 1978 Dabern 1978 Pießig 2002 Großkrausnik 2002 Kleinkrausnik 2002 Pahlsdorf 2002 Zeckerin 2003 Breitenau 1973 Birkwalde 1973 Möllendorf 2003 Münchhausen 1973 Ossak 1998 Schönewalde 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":51.69550000000000267164068645797669887542724609375,"lon":13.646300000000000096633812063373625278472900390625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Blau eine goldene Sonne mit Gesicht und elf Strahlen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 11, 2004.

The sun as a canting symbol has been used for centuries by the city. The colours are taken from the arms of the Counts of Solms, who ruled the city from 1537-1945. After the mergers in 2003 the number of rays was fixed to 11, for the 11 former municipalities.

Image gallery

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
The arms during DDR times and until 2004

Literature: Bensing et al; 1984

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