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German Civic Heraldry

BEESKOW

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Oder-Spree Kreis (until 1994 Beeskow)

Origin/meaning:
Beeskow received city rights in the late 13th century from the Lords of Strehla. In 1477 it became a possession of the Lords of Bieberstein and from 1512-1518 it was part of Sachsen. From 1555 it was part of Brandenburg.

The oldest seal of the city dates from around 1300 and shows a city wall with in the gate a knight with the arms of the Lords of Strehla, three knives. The present arms show a façade of a church with the arms of Strehla and Bieberstein, and thus date from the late 15th century.

Hupp showed the arms in the 1920s with the shields placed differently:

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


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