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'''GERBSTEDT'''
'''GERBSTEDT'''


State : [[Sachsen-Anhalt]]<br/>
State : [[Sachsen-Anhalt]]<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Mansfeld-Südharz]] (until 2008 [[Mansfelder Land]])<br>
District (Kreis) : [[Mansfeld-Südharz]] (until 2008 [[Mansfelder Land]])<br>
Additions : 2010 Augsdorf, Freist, Friedeburg, Friedeburgerhütte, Heiligenthal, Hübitz, Ihlewitz, Rottelsdorf, Siersleben, Welfesholz, Zabenstedt
Additions: 2010 Augsdorf, Freist, Friedeburg, Friedeburgerhütte, Heiligenthal, Hübitz, Ihlewitz, [[Rottelsdorf]], Siersleben, Welfesholz, Zabenstedt


[[File:gerbstedt.jpg|center]]
[[File:gerbstedt.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====
{| class="wikitable"
In Silber der heilige Stephanus mit schwarzen Haaren, blauem Gewand und grünem Palmenwedel in der rechten Hand, wachsend hinter zwei nebeneinander stehenden Halbrundschilden, der rechte golden mit linearem schwarzen Hexagramm - darin ein grünes Kleeblatt, der linke Rot über Silber geteilt.
|+Official blazon
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|'''German'''
| In Silber der heilige Stephanus mit schwarzen Haaren, blauem Gewand und grünem Palmenwedel in der rechten Hand, wachsend hinter zwei nebeneinander stehenden Halbrundschilden, der rechte golden mit linearem schwarzen Hexagramm - darin ein grünes Kleeblatt, der linke Rot über Silber geteilt.
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|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
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====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially granted on ??
The arms were officially granted on ??


The arms of Gerbstedt show the patron saint of the city as well of the Halberstadt Convent, St. Stephanus. The city historically was ruled by the convent. The two shields in front of the saint show the arms of Halberstadt (left) and a pentagram with trefoil (right). The meaning and origin of the latter shield is unknown. It has been stated that the pentagramme is the old city symbol, whereas the trefoil; may be the symbol of the Benedictan Order. The composition already appeared on 14th century seals of the city ans have been used on a shield since the 1880s. During the DDR times the arms were slightly changed; the saint was replaced by a woman holding a wheat ear and a fish, as symbols for agriculture and fisheries. The colours of the two lower shields were also changed.
The arms of Gerbstedt show the patron saint of the city as well of the Halberstadt Convent, St. Stephanus. The city historically was ruled by the convent. The two shields in front of the saint show the arms of Halberstadt (left) and a pentagram with trefoil (right). The meaning and origin of the latter shield is unknown. It has been stated that the pentagramme is the old city symbol, whereas the trefoil; may be the symbol of the Benedictan Order. The composition already appeared on 14th century seals of the city and have been used on a shield since the 1880s. During the DDR times the arms were slightly changed; the saint was replaced by a woman holding a wheat ear and a fish, as symbols for agriculture and fisheries. The colours of the two lower shields were also changed.




{|align="center"
{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:gerbstadt.hagd.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925  
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1892.jpg|center|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The municipal stamp shown in 1892
|align="center"|[[File:gerbsted.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms during DDR times
|align="center"|[[File:gerbstadt.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
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|align="center"|[[File:gerbsted.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms during DDR times
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1985
|}
|}


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[[Literature]] : Benzing et al, 1984
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Benzing et al, 1984


[[Category:German Municipalities G]]
[[Category:German Municipalities G]]

Latest revision as of 10:02, 28 January 2024

GERBSTEDT

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Mansfeld-Südharz (until 2008 Mansfelder Land)
Additions: 2010 Augsdorf, Freist, Friedeburg, Friedeburgerhütte, Heiligenthal, Hübitz, Ihlewitz, Rottelsdorf, Siersleben, Welfesholz, Zabenstedt

Wappen von Gerbstedt/Arms (crest) of Gerbstedt
Official blazon
German In Silber der heilige Stephanus mit schwarzen Haaren, blauem Gewand und grünem Palmenwedel in der rechten Hand, wachsend hinter zwei nebeneinander stehenden Halbrundschilden, der rechte golden mit linearem schwarzen Hexagramm - darin ein grünes Kleeblatt, der linke Rot über Silber geteilt.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ??

The arms of Gerbstedt show the patron saint of the city as well of the Halberstadt Convent, St. Stephanus. The city historically was ruled by the convent. The two shields in front of the saint show the arms of Halberstadt (left) and a pentagram with trefoil (right). The meaning and origin of the latter shield is unknown. It has been stated that the pentagramme is the old city symbol, whereas the trefoil; may be the symbol of the Benedictan Order. The composition already appeared on 14th century seals of the city and have been used on a shield since the 1880s. During the DDR times the arms were slightly changed; the saint was replaced by a woman holding a wheat ear and a fish, as symbols for agriculture and fisheries. The colours of the two lower shields were also changed.


Siegel von Gerbstedt

The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Wappen von Gerbstedt/Coat of arms (crest) of Gerbstedt

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Wappen von Gerbstedt/Coat of arms (crest) of Gerbstedt

The arms during DDR times
Wappen von Gerbstedt/Coat of arms (crest) of Gerbstedt

Postal cancellation 1985




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