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'''AMT GROSSRÄSCHEN'''
'''AMT GROSSRÄSCHEN'''

Revision as of 14:48, 26 December 2022


AMT GROSSRÄSCHEN

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Incorporated into 2001 Großräschen

Wappen von Amt Großräschen/Arms (crest) of Amt Großräschen
Official blazon
German Schräg gevierteilt von Rot und Silber; oben eine wachsende silberne Harke mit sieben Zinken; links ein aufrechter schwarzer Buchenzweig mit acht Blättern, rechts gekreuzte schwarze Schlägel und Eisen, unten drei zu einem Dreischenkel zusammengestellte silberne Hufeisen.
English Großräschen No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ? and are continued by Großräschen.

The miner's tools indicate the importance of mining and industry in the history of Großräschen. The rake is a canting element (Räschen = Rechen, meaning rake) and is taken from the historical seal of the village. Both elements were already part of the arms of Großräschen.

The beech branch is a symbol for the reforestation after the mining activities. The three horseshoes are taken from the arms of Freienhufen (hufe=hoove).

To the Amt Großräschen originally belonged:


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Literature: Benzing et al, 1984; MOZ