Crottendorf

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CROTTENDORF

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Erzgebirgskreis (until 2008 Annaberg )
Additions : 1999 Walthersdorf

Wappen von Crottendorf/Arms (crest) of Crottendorf
Official blazon
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English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on ??.

The arms show a turtle, which probably is a canting symbol; the village was known as Krötendorf, and Schildkröte is turtle.

In any case, the turtle already appeared on the local seal from 1563.

Wappen von Crottendorf

The seal from around 1900

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