Wedderstedt
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WEDDERSTEDT
State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Harz (until 2007 Halberstadt)
Incorporated into : 2010 Selke-Aue
Verbandsgemeinde : until 2010 Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Ballenstedt/Bode-Selke-Aue
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In Silber auf einem blauen, mit einer goldenen Fibel belegten Hügel ein blauer, schwarz gefugter, breitbedachter Turm, im oberen Teil belegt mit einer silbernen Rose mit schwarzen Kelchblättern, der ein rotes, mit silbernem Kreuz belegtes Herz aufliegt. |
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 26, 2003.
The tower refers to the local church tower ruin, a typical landmark of the village. The Luther rose refers to the fact that the village was one of the earliest to convert to Lutheranism (and one of its inhabitants studied with Luther).
The base shows a fibula (clasp), dating from the 4th century AD found in a grave near the village.