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    Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
    German Civic Heraldry

    DESSAU-ROSSLAU

    State : Sachsen-Anhalt
    Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Dessau-Rosslau
    Additions : 2007 Dessau, Rosslau

    Origin/meaning:
    The arms were officially granted on August 22, 2007.

    The arms are a combination of the old arms of Dessau, with the addition of the shop of Rosslau. The lower half of the Dessau arms was divided to make it possible to add the ship. See for the meaning the history as mentioned for the two towns.

    Literature : Image from http://www.dessau.de/index.asp?MenuID=715&SubPage=0


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