Arendsee
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ARENDSEE (ALTMARK)
State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Altmarkkreis Salzwedel (until 1994 Osterburg)
Additions : 2010 Binde, Höwisch, Kaulitz, Kerkau, Kläden, Kleinau, Leppin, Neulingen, Sanne-Kerkuhn, Schrampe, Thielbeer, Ziemendorf; 2011 Mechau
Official blazon
In Silber ein goldbewehrter roter Adler über blauem Wellenschildfuß mit fünf silbernen Wellen
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on September 20, 1938.
The arms are canting, an eagle (Adler/Arend=eagle) over a lake (See). The eagle has been used as a symbol since the 16th century. Besides being a canting symbol, the eagle is also the arms of the Altmark area, to which Arendsee historically belongs.
 The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature : Bensing, et al; Lexicon Städte und Wappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Leipzig, 1985.