Ditfurt

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DITFURT

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Harz (until 2007 Halberstadt)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Vorharz (until 2010 Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Ballenstedt/Bode-Selke-Aue)

Official blazon
German	Im blauen Schild mit goldenem Innenbord zwei schräggekreuzte silberne Vorlegemesser mit dreimal schwarz genagelten goldenen Griffen.
English	No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 14, 2001.

The arms are based on the arms of the Stift Quedlinburg, which were (probably) granted in 1541 to the village by Abbess Anna II. zu Stolberg. In 2001 they were officially granted again.

The municipal stamp shown in 1892	The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms in the Abadie albums