Genthin City (Germany)

Stadt Genthin, Landkreis Jerichower Land, Saxony-Anhalt

Last modified: 2019-03-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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Genthin City

Genthin is located in the county Jerichower Land northeast of Magdeburg.
Stefan Schwoon, 21 May 2001

Genthin Flag

It is a red over yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms. Source: this online catalogue
Stefan Schwoon, 21 May 2001

Genthin Banner

It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour with arms slightly shifted to the top. this online catalogue
Stefan Schwoon, 21 May 2001

Genthin Coat of Arms

Shield Gules with bordure Or, St. Mary Argent dressed and crowned Or, holding the Holy Infant Argent in her right arm.
Meaning:
The oldest depiction of St. Mary and Child, already displaying St. Mary wearing a tunic and without nimbus, could be found on a seal from 1690. Probably the oldest seals and thus also the ams were approved by the Archbishopric of Magdeburg, to which the city historically belonged.
The current arms were also used in times of the German Democratic Republic.
Sources: Günther 1996a and German WIKIPEDIA
Stefan Schwoon, 21 May 2001 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Aug 2018

The current arms were adopted by the local council on 29 July 1971 and approved by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Magdeburg on 15 September 1995. Flag and banner were approved by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Magdeburg on 23 March 1998.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Aug 2018

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