Bad Freienwalde

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BAD FREIENWALDE

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Märkisch-Oderland
Additions : 1928 Altkietz , Alttornow; 1957 Sonnenburg; 1993 Altranft; 2003 Altglietzen, Bralitz, Hohenwutzen, Neuenhagen, Schiffmühle; 2009 Hohensaaten

Official blazon

(de) In Silber eine bewurzelte grüne Eiche (mit 8 Blättern und 5 Früchten), deren Stamm von zwei kleinen silbernen Schilden mit je einem sechsspeichigen roten Rad beseitet ist.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 7, 1994.

The arms are based on the 15th or 16^th century seal of the city. The oak tree is a canting symbol, for the -hage part of the name (Hage=bushes). The small shields show the arms of the Knights of Uchtenhage, Lords of Freienwalde in the 14^th century.