Calbe (kreis)
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CALBE
State : Sachsen-Anhalt
Incorporated into : 1950 Schönebeck (2007 Salzlandkreis)
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on December 9, 1933.
The arms symbolise the geographical situation in the county; the river Saale that runs into the Elbe and the castle that lies at the point where the rivers merge.
Literature : Papendieck, H. : Die Wappen der Landkreise und kreisfreien Städte des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt. Landesarchiv Magdeburg, 1996.