Weissenfels

	WEISSENFELS Country : Germany State : Sachsen-Anhalt District (Kreis) : Burgenlandkreis (until 2007 Weissenfels) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1900 Beuditz 1995 Borau 2010 Burgwerben 2010 Großkorbetha 2010 Langendorf 2010 Leißling 2010 Markwerben 2010 Reichardtswerben 2010 Schkortleben 2010 Storkau 2010 Tagewerben 2010 Uichteritz 2010 Wengelsdorf 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":51.20060000000000144382283906452357769012451171875,"lon":11.966100000000000846966941026039421558380126953125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Blau eine silberne Burg mit einer gezinnten, schwarz gefugten Mauer, offenem Tor mit hochgezogenem schwarzen Fallgatter sowie zwei übereck gestellten Türmen mit roten Spitzdächern und je zwei schwarzen Rundbogen-Fensteröffnungen; zwischen den Türmen ein schwebender goldener Schild mit schwarzem Löwen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

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Image gallery

Seal from around 1900
The arms as shown around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms as shown around 1940
The arms in the Abadie albums
Postal cancellation 1985
Postal cancellation 2006
Postal cancellation 2021

Literature: Bensing et al., 1984; Rühl, 1940

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