Buttstädt

BUTTSTÄDT

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Sömmerda
Additions : 2019 Ellersleben, Eßleben-Teutleben, Großbrembach, Guthmannshausen, Hardisleben, Kleinbrembach, Mannstedt, Olbersleben, Rudersdorf

Official blazon

German	In Blau ein silbern gekleideter Engel mit goldenem Schwert in der erhobenen Rechten, in der Linken eine goldene Waage haltend, zu seinen Füßen ein auf dem Rücken liegender grüner Drachen, belegt mit einem kleinen blauen Schild, darin eine silberne Lilie.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The oldest seals of the city dates from the 14th and 15^th century already show the local patron saint, St. Michael with the dragon. He holds in his hands two small shields, one with the striped lion of Thüringen, the other with the black lion of Meissen. In the 16^th century the small shields are replaced by the sword and scales, as in the arms above. At the same time the small shield with the fleur-de-lis appears, the origing thereof is not known. Smaller seals of the city during later centuries showed the small dhield alon, sometimes with an angel as supporter.

Seal from around 1900	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Postal cancellation 1984

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Literature: Benzing et al, 1984; Ulle, 1998