Beetzendorf
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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BEETZENDORF
State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
Additions : 1950 Käcklitz; 1970 Audorf; 2004 Gischau; 2009 Bandau, Hohentramm, Jeeben, Mellin, Tangeln
Official blazon
In Silber über blauen Wellen eine dreitürmige rote Burg mit blauen Dächern. Im offenen Tore 3 (2 : 1) rote Adlerbeine.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 1, 1938.
The town developed around the Beetzendorf castle near the Jeetze river, hence the castle and waves in the arms. The three eagle-legs in the gate are taken from the arms of the Von der Schulenburg family, who owned the castle in the 14th century. The eagle legs were also used as arms of the local estate, see below.
 Seal from the local estate from around 1900 |