Alsleben

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ALSLEBEN

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Salzlandkreis (until 2007 Bernburg
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Saale-Wipper
Additions: 1993 Gnölbzig

Wappen von Alsleben/Arms (crest) of Alsleben
Official blazon
German In Silber drei (2:1) schneckenförmig gewundene rote Aale.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show the arms of the Counts of Alsleben, who became extinct in 1126. Some images from the 16th and 17th century show three eels instead of three roses in the lower part of the arms. These are probably canting (Aale=eel).

Siegel von Alsleben

The arms on a municipal stamp (1892)
Seal of Alsleben

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Alsleben/Coat of arms (crest) of Alsleben

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925





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Literature: Bensing, et al; Lexicon Städte und Wappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Leipzig, 1985.