Dessau

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DESSAU

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Dessau
Additions : 1923 Alten, Großkühnau, Kleinkühnau, Törten, Ziebigk; 1930 Dellnau, Jonitz, Naundorf, Pötnitz, Scholitz (until 1933); 1935 Roßlau (until 1945); 1945 Mildensee, Waldersee; 1950 Kochstedt 1952 Mosigkau; 1994 Kleutsch, Sollnitz; 2005 Brambach, Rodleben
Incorporated into : 2007 Dessau-Roßlau

Official blazon

(de) Gespalten mit golden-rot geviertem Schildfuß, vorn in Silber am Spalt ein roter, goldbewehrter Adler mit roter Zunge; hinten neunmal geteilt von Schwarz und Gold, belegt schrägrechts mit einem grünen Rautenkranz. Das Wappen wird gekrönt von fünf roten Mauerzinnen.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 4, 1994 and previously in 1951.

The arms show in the upper part the arms of the Princes of Anhalt and in the lower part the arms of he Lords of Waldeser. The city was part of Sachsen-Anhalt and the Lords of Waldeser had their castle close to the city. The city used only the arms of Sachsen-Anhalt in the seals dating from the 16^th century. The mural crown indicates the freedom and strength of the city.

In 1933 the city added a small escutcheon with the local church, as the oldest seals of the city showed the church. These arms, which were never officially granted, were in use until 1951, see image below.

The municipal stamp shown in 1892	Seal from around 1900
Seal from around 1900	The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)
The arms in a 1936 album	The arms in the Abadie albums
The old arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms with the inescutcheon in the Kaffee Hag albums mid 1930s
The arms in a 1930s album	The arms on a cigar band
Municipal stationery, 1960s	Postal cancellation 1984
Postal cancellation 1988	Postal cancellation 2013