Crottendorf

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Wappen von Crottendorf/Arms (crest) of Crottendorf
Country : Germany
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State : Sachsen
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District (Kreis) : Erzgebirgskreis (until 2008 Annaberg )
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on ??.

The arms show a turtle, which probably is a canting symbol; the village was known as Krötendorf, and Schildkröte is turtle.

In any case, the turtle already appeared on the local seal from 1563.

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