Benneckenstein (Harz)

BENNECKENSTEIN (HARZ)

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Harz (until 2007 Wernigerode)
Incorporated into : 2010 Oberharz am Brocken

Official blazon
German	blazon wanted
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Benenckenstein received city rights in 1741, when it became Prussian. The arms show the patron saint of the city, St. Laurentius (Lawrence) with the grill, his symbol. It has been used as arms of the city since the middle of the 18^th century.

The municipal stamp shown in 1892	The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Seal from around 1900	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Postal cancellation 1984

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Literature: Bensing, et al; Lexicon Städte und Wappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Leipzig, 1985.