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The arms were officially granted on November 4, 1992. | The arms were officially granted on November 4, 1992. | ||
Near Belzig a castle was built around 997, which was replaced before 1139 by a castle of the | Near Belzig a castle was built around 997, which was replaced before 1139 by a castle of the Margraves of Brandenburg. Since 1298 the castle and surrounding village were part of the Duchy of Sachsen-Wittenberg. Belzig was mentioned as a city in 1269. The arms are based on the oldest seal, known from 1338, but made after 1298, as it shows on the castle the arms of Saxony (Sachsen). | ||
Hupp showed the arms in the 1920s with the dome in a different colour, see below. | Hupp showed the arms in the 1920s with the dome in a different colour, see below. | ||