Schwarzheide

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SCHWARZHEIDE

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Oberspreewald-Lausitz

Official blazon

(1967) Geteilt von Blau über Grün; oben eine silberne Industrieanlage, unten eine goldene Ähre; das Ganze belegt mit einem schwarzen S.
(1993) Schräg geteilt durch Wellenschnitt von Silber über Schwarz. Vorn ein silberner zum Schildrand aufgebogener Heidekrautblütenstengel mit drei senkrechten Blätterstengeln. Hinten ein schwarzer, steigender, widersehender Fischotter mit einem linkshin gebogenen blauen Fisch im Maul.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 25, 1993.

The arms show in th eupper part an otter, formerly an important animal in the region, and at the same time the otter symbolises the formerly important fishing for the town.

The base shows a twig of Erica (Heide in german), a canting element.

The previous arms showed th eimportance of the chemical industry and agriculture, as well as the town's initial.