Verbandsgemeinde Vorharz

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VERBANDSGEMEINDE VORHARZ

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Harz (until 2007 Halberstadt)
Additions : 2010 Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Bode-Holtemme, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Ballenstedt/Bode-Selke-Aue

Official blazon

In Blau drei silberne Wellenpfähle, dazwischen zwei goldene Ähren mit je zwei Halmblättern.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 26, 2010.

The three wavy pales refer to the thee main rivers in the area, the Bode, Holtemme and Selke. The wheatears refer to the agricultural character of the region.

To the Verbandsgemeinde Vorharz belong: