Coat of arms of the Spandau district
The coat of arms of the Spandau district was designed according to the oldest seal of the city of Spandau .
The coat of arms was awarded on February 4, 1957 by the Berlin Senate .
Blazon
“In a silver shield above blue waves an outwardly rising red city wall; in front of the open, wide central gate, which is closed at the top with a crenellated wreath, stands a silver triangular shield with the Brandenburg golden-armored red eagle, the wings of which are covered with golden clover angels. The gate is flanked by two golden-buttoned red, pointed-roofed, windowed towers emerging from behind the wall, between which a natural-colored pot helmet - the Brandenburg heraldic helmet - sits on the crenellated wreath of the gate . As a crest he wears a black flight covered with golden linden leaves. A red three-tower wall crown rests on the shield, the middle tower of which is covered with a small Berlin coat of arms. "
History and meaning
Spandau
The oldest surviving seal of the city of Spandau dates from 1289. Spandau was granted city rights in 1232. The later coat of arms of Spandau was designed after the seal of the city. It shows in a silver shield above blue waves a red city wall rising on both sides. The city wall is provided with a wide, open central gate that is closed at the top with a crenellated wreath. The Brandenburg coat of arms stands in front of the gate . It shows the gold-armored red Brandenburg eagle in a silver shield, whose wings are covered with golden clover stems. The Brandenburg heraldic helmet sits on the battlements of the gate. It is tinged in natural color and wears a black flight covered with golden linden leaves as a crest. A red tower protrudes behind the wall on the left and right side of the gate. The towers have a golden buttoned red pointed roof and are windowed.
The Brandenburg eagle and helmet indicate the margraves as city founders and city lords. The city wall symbolizes city justice and the blue waves the location on the Havel .
From 1352 the city of Spandau also used a secretion seal in which the Brandenburg helmet alone is in the archway. Since the seals and coats of arms have repeatedly deviated from the oldest seal over the years, the magistrate felt compelled to renew the seal and the coat of arms in 1861 . In doing so, the old version of the large city seal was used.
District coat of arms
On February 4, 1957, the Spandau district was given its coat of arms by the Berlin Senate. The old coat of arms of Spandau was adopted for the district. It was adapted to the rounded shield shape of the other districts and provided with the wall crown connecting all districts with Berlin . No changes were made to the coat of arms.
After the district mergers on January 1, 2001, all the district coats of arms, including that of the Spandau district, were given a new crown.
Coats of arms of the districts
Of the rural communities and manor districts that were incorporated into Berlin in 1920 and incorporated into the Spandau district, none had their own coat of arms.
See also
literature
- Heinz Machatscheck: When the heraldic bear was born Berlin-Information, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-7442-0005-1
- Werner Vogel: Berlin and its coat of arms Ullstein, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-550-07818-8
