Bad Freienwalde

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BAD FREIENWALDE

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Märkisch-Oderland
Additions : 1928 Altkietz , Alttornow; 1957 Sonnenburg; 1993 Altranft; 2003 Altglietzen, Bralitz, Hohenwutzen, Neuenhagen, Schiffmühle; 2009 Hohensaaten

Official blazon

German

In Silber eine bewurzelte grüne Eiche (mit 8 Blättern und 5 Früchten), deren Stamm von zwei kleinen silbernen Schilden mit je einem sechsspeichigen roten Rad beseitet ist.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 7, 1994.

The arms are based on the 15th or 16^th century seal of the city. The oak tree is a canting symbol, for the -walde part of the name (Wald=forest). The oldest seals showed a linden tree, but in the 16th century this was replaced by an oak tree on the seals.

The small shields show the arms of the Knights of Uchtenhage, Lords of Freienwalde from the 14^th century until 1618.

The municipal stamp shown in 1892	Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms in the Abadie albums
Postal cancellation 1978	Postal cancellation 1988
The arms in the 1980s