Dessau

	DESSAU Country: Germany State: Sachsen-Anhalt District (Kreis):Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) Additions:(to see click on expand) 1923 Alten 1923 Großkühnau 1923 Kleinkühnau 1923 Törten 1923 Ziebigk 1930 Dellnau 1930 Jonitz 1930 Naundorf 1930 Pötnitz 1930 Scholitz (until 1933) 1935 Roßlau (until 1945) 1945 Mildensee 1945 Waldersee 1950 Kochstedt 1952 Mosigkau 1994 Kleutsch 1994 Sollnitz 2005 Brambach 2005 Rodleben Incorporated into: 2007 Dessau-Roßlau 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":51.83019999999999782858139951713383197784423828125,"lon":12.2429000000000005599076757789589464664459228515625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	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.
English	blazon wanted

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.

Image gallery

The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Seal from around 1900
Seal from around 1900
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)
The arms in an album from around 1910
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
The arms on a QSL card (1987)
Municipal stationery, 1960s
Postal cancellation 1984
Postal cancellation 1988
Postal cancellation 2013

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, 1920s; Papendieck, 1996.

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