Werder (Havel)

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	WERDER (HAVEL) Country : Germany State : Brandenburg District (Kreis) : Potsdam-Mittelmark Additions: 1926 Petzow 1999 Bliesendorf 2001 Plötzin 1974 Plessow 2002 Glindow 2002 Kemnitz 2002 Phöben 2003 Derwitz 2003 Töplitz 1974 Alt-Töplitz 1974 Leest 1974 Neu-Töplitz 1957 Göttin Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":52.36979999999999790816218592226505279541015625,"lon":12.9273000000000006792788553866557776927947998046875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Silber gespalten; vorn am Spalt ein roter goldbewehrter halber Adler; hinten pfahlweise drei grüne Kleeblätter.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 26, 1993.

The origin of the arms is not well known. The arms are derived from a 17^th century seal of the town. The eagle is the eagle of Brandenburg, the 3 leaves probably symbolise farming (i.e. agriculture), viticulture und fruit-growing.

During DDR times the left half was gold, but in 1993 the historical silver was restored.

Image gallery

Seal from around 1900
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms in the Kurmark Wappenschau album from 1929
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms during DDR times
Postal cancellation 1979
Postal cancellation 2016

Literature: Benzig et al, 1985; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s

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