Ballenstedt

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BALLENSTEDT

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Harz (until 2007 Quedlinburg)
Additions: 1950 Opperode; 2002 Badeborn, 2010 Radisleben; 2013 Rieder

Wappen von Ballenstedt
Official blazon
German blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Ballenstedt was originally a castle of a family who named themselves after the castle, Counts of Ballenstedt since 1030. Two separate cities were founded around the castle, which were merged in the 16th century. The arms are based on the arms of the Counts of Ballenstedt. The original 12th century arms showed three bars, but the bars were not broken. It may be that the broken bars represent the two different cities. The arms as such appear in the arms of the Counts of Anhalt-Ballenstedt in the middle of the 16th century.

Siegel von Ballenstedt

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

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

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

The arms in the Emmerlinge albums
Arms (crest) of Ballenstedt

The arms in the Abadie albums





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