Gröningen

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)

GRÖNINGEN

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Börde (until 2007 Bördekreis)
Additions : Dalldorf, Großalsleben, Heynburg, Krottorf
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Westliche Börde

Official blazon

Gespalten von Silber und Rot; darin drei Barsche pfahlweise in verwechselten Farben.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1535 and again on March 20, 1995.

The arms are based on the divided arms of Halberstadt, as the city was a possession of the Bishop of Halberstadt. The meaning of the three fish is not clear. The arms were granted in 1535 by Cardinal Albrecht von Brandernburg, Bishop of Halberstadt. In the same year Kochstedt received arms in a very similar design from the bishop.

Seal from around 1900

The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature : Benzing et al, 1984