Last modified: 2019-04-25 by 
klaus-michael schneider
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![[Güsten city flag]](../images/d/de-sz-sw-gu.gif)
3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 30 May 2001
The collective municipalities itself and acc. to §2 of their Hauptsatzungen its following municipalities have no proper flag: Giersleben (version 22 March 2011) and Plötzkau (version 5 December 2015).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2019
![[Alsleben upon Saale city flag]](../images/d/de-sz-sw-as.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2019
It is a red over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Sources: §2 (2) of Hauptsatzung of Alsleben city, version 7 November 2015 and German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2019
![[Alsleben upon Saale city banner]](../images/d/de-sz-sw-as_.gif)
image by ,
It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Sources: §2 (2) of Hauptsatzung of Alsleben city, version 7 November 2015 and German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2019
Shield Argent, three eels involute Gules ordered 2:1.
Meaning:
The County of Alsleben had been under direct imperial rule (Reichsunmittelbarkeit) in the early Medieval. The kin died out in 1126 and the county became a dominion of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg in 1128. Alsleben gained city rights probably in the 12th century, at least since 1479. In 1438 the city was pawned to the Krosigk kin. The kin became a vassal of the archbishopric in 1479. In 1680 the city became a dominion of the Electorate of Brandenburg and the archbishopric was transformed into a duchy. In 1747 the Krosigk kin sold the county to the Princes of Anhalt-Dessau as private owners under the sovereignty of Brandenburg-Prussia.
From 1500 until 1734 there is evidence that the arms displayed three red roses ordered 2:1. Hermann Größler claimed in "Mansfelder Blätter" 1902, p.1953 that the arms are based on a city seal from 1734. It displayed on a baroque style shield three black eels involute in a red shield. He also claimed that the eels had been actually red roses, taken from the family arms of the Lords of Alsleben, which displayed red roses on a white shield. This pattern also appeared on local coins. An other source claims that the city arms had been taken from those of the last Count Heinrich of Alsleben, who died in 1126.
Sources: §2 (1) of Hauptsatzung of Alsleben city, version 7 November 2015 and German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2019
The arms were approved on 7 September 1994 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Dessau, registered in Saxony-Anhalt State Archive as No. 45/1994.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2019
The flag is black-red with the arms in the centre.
Sources: Stefan Schwoon's database, §2 (2) of Hauptsatzung of Güsten city, version 3 April 2015 and Günther 1996b
Stefan Schwoon, 30 May 2001
![[Güsten city banner]](../images/d/de-sz-sw-gu_.gif)
image by 3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 30 May 2001, modified by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Mar 2017
The banner is black-red, the arms are shifted to the top.
Sources: Stefan Schwoon's database and §2 (2) of Hauptsatzung of Güsten city, version 3 April 2015
Stefan Schwoon, 30 May 2001
![[Güsten city colours 1896]](../images/d/de-sz-sw-gu896.gif)
1:2 Güsten city colours 1896 image by Tomislav Todorović, 21 Apr 2019
The colours were black and red, granted in 1896 by Duke Friedrich I of Anhalt.
Source: Anhaltischer Staats-Anzeiger, edition 7.11.1896, Dessau
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Apr 2019
Shield Argent; an impending castle Gules, over an embattled wall masoned Sable two towers with cone roofs Azure, connected by an embattled arch; in centre an inescutcheon Argent, charged with a bear passant Sable, tongued Gules, crowned and collared Or, on top of an embattled wall Gules in bend with port Or; in base a 2nd inescutcheon parted per pale, at dexter Argent a demi-eagle Gules armed Or and couped per pale, at sinister barry of ten of Sable and Or, superimposed by an embowed crancelin Vert.
Meaning:
The castle probably is symbolising the rank of a city. The upper inescutcheon displays the Anhalt-Bernburg Arms, the lower inescutcheon the arms of Prussian Saxony province. Güsten is the seat of the collective municipality.
Sources: Günther 1996b, §2 (1) of Hauptsatzung of Güsten city, version 3 April 2015 and Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Aug 2018
![[Ilberstedt municipal flag]](../images/d/de-sz-sw-ib.gif)
3:5 image by Thomas Rystau, 28 Oct 2018
It is a white-green horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Thomas Rystau, 28 Oct 2018
![[Ilberstedt municipal banner]](../images/d/de-sz-sw-ib_.gif)
image by Thomas Rystau, 28 Oct 2018
It is a white-green vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top
Source: this online catalogue
Thomas Rystau, 28 Oct 2018
Shield Argent mantled Vert, issuant from base an oak tree Vert, on mantle a bull's head caboshed Argent with lug ring at dexter and a capped dwarf's head at sinister.
Meaning:
The charges are probably representing the municipality (oak) and its two villages Bullenstedt (bull) and Cölbigk (dwarf).
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2019
Flag, banner and arms were approved on 22 June 2000 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Dessau.
Thomas Rystau, 28 Oct 2018
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