Zossen

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)

ZOSSEN

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Teltow-Fläming (until 1993 Zossen)
Additions : 19?? Dabendorf; 2003 Glienick (19?? Horstfelde, Schünow, Werben), Kallinchen, Nächst Neuendorf, Nunsdorf, Schöneiche, Wünsdorf (19?? Neuhof, Waldstadt); 2006 Lindenbrück (1874 Funkenmühle; 1974 Zesch am See)

Origin/meaning :
The above arms were granted on October 16, 1996.

The meaning of the arms is not clear. The oldest known seal of the city dates from the 15th centuary and shows a tree with two horizontal branches placed in front of the trunk. In a l9th century seal the upper branch was replaced by an arrow or a pitchfork. During the 19th and 20th century the city used as arms the composition of the oldest seal, with the two branches.

In 1996 the arms with the pitchfork were re-introduced.

The arms as used used between 1945-1996

The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature : Bensing et al., 1984; Kaffe Hag albums, 1930s; Hupp 1896, 1898