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The arms were officially granted on July 6, 2005.
The arms were officially granted on July 6, 2005.


The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from around 1300. The arms show a city wall and 4 towers, with the small shield of the Lords of Plotho, to which the city belonged in the 13<sup>th</sup> century. The present arms show the small shield in historical colours (see also [[Wusterhausen]]).  
The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from around 1300. The arms show a city wall and 4 towers, with the small shield of the Lords of Plotho, to which the city belonged in the 13<sup>th</sup> century. The present arms show the small shield in historical colours (see also [[Wusterhausen/Dosse|Wusterhausen]]).  


In the 17th-19<sup>th</sup> century the arms were also often shown as only a fleur-de-lis, without the castle. They were shown as such by Hupp in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century, in the colours gold and blue, see below.
In the 17th-19<sup>th</sup> century the arms were also often shown as only a fleur-de-lis, without the castle. They were shown as such by Hupp in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century, in the colours gold and blue, see below.
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