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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
German Civic Heraldry

ALTLANDSBERG

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Märkisch-Oderland (until 1994 Strausberg)
Additions : 2003 Buchholz, Bruchmühle, Gielsdorf, Wesendahl

Origin/meaning:
The arms were devised in 1947 and are a symbol for the two historical towers in the city and the base of the arms symbolises the nature in the area.

Hupp showed in the 1920s rather different arms, see below. This composition was taken from an early 19th century seal of the town. The meaning of the symbols is not known. The oldest medieval seals of the city showed the eagle of Brandenburg above some hills.

Wappen von Alt Landsberg
Seal from the city from around 1900.
Wappen von Alt Landsberg
Image from the Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s

Literature :Benzig et al, 1985; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s


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