Genschmar

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GENSCHMAR

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Märkisch-Oderland
Incorporated into : 2001 Bleyen-Genschmar
Amt : Amt Golzow

Official blazon
German	In Grün über einem von Silber und Blau durch Wellenschnitt geteilten Schildfuß zwei einander zugewendete, schnatternde, goldbewerte silberne Gänse.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1997.

The arms are canting. The origin of the name is not quite clear, but can have a Slavic origin (meaning marshy land, or small lake) or a Germanic origin (from goose-marsh), and thus both origins are represented in the arms.

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