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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Bensing, et al; Lexicon Städte und Wappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Leipzig, 1985. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Bensing, et al; Lexicon Städte und Wappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Leipzig, 1985. | ||
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BENNECKENSTEIN (HARZ)
State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Harz (until 2007 Wernigerode)
Incorporated into : 2010 Oberharz am Brocken
| German | blazon wanted |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
Benenckenstein received city rights in 1741, when it became Prussian. The arms show the patron saint of the city, St. Laurentius (Lawrence) with the grill, his symbol. It has been used as arms of the city since the middle of the 18th century.
1892.jpg) The municipal stamp shown in 1892 |
1892a.jpg) The municipal stamp shown in 1892 |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
p.jpg) Postal cancellation 1984 |
Literature: Bensing, et al; Lexicon Städte und Wappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Leipzig, 1985.