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City of Bernburg (Germany)
Stadt Bernburg, Bernburg County, Saxony-Anhalt
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City of Bernburg
Bernburg is a town of approx. 35,000 inhabitants and the seat of a county
of the same name. According to Günther 1996a,
the flag was black-yellow-black-yellow until 1950, black-yellow in 1961,
and yellow-black with the arms today. If I recall correctly, the counts
of Bernburg became dukes of Anhalt later
on, and their arms - a black bear on top of a fortress wall, canting for
Bernburg ('bear-fortress') - became the arms of Anhalt (see for
instance the state arms of Saxony-Anhalt today).
Stefan Schwoon, 19 Apr 2001
From Ralf Hartemink's International
Civic Arms website: The arms of the city date from the oldest (still
existing) seal from 1342. The city rights were granted in the early 13th
century. Bernburg belonged to the Dukes of Anhalt-Bernburg,
who built a large castle in the city. The arms show a city wall with in
the gate the arms of the Dukes of Anhalt
and their crest on the wall.
Literature: Bensing et al. 1984.
Santiago Dotor, 23 May 2002
These are the flags of the city of Bernburg according to its Statutes.
Bernburg is the (still) administration seat of Bernburg county, state
Saxony-Anhalt.
Jörg Majewski, 24 Jan 2007
Bernburg city vertical flag
image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Jan 2007
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Bernburg city CoA
image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Jan 2007