Amt Ruhland

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AMT RUHLAND

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Oberspreewald-Lausitz (until 1993 Senftenberg)

Official blazon

German	Durch Wellenschnitt von Silber und Blau schräglinks geteilter Schild, oben drei ungleiche grüne Nadelbäume, unten eine goldene Kirche mit barocker Turmhaube und schwarzen Spitzbogenfenstern.
English	Ruhland No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 14, 1994.

The upper half symbolises the forests in the region. The wavy division line and the blue field the many rivers and waters in the district.

The church is the main church in Ruhland, a typical landmark of the city, built in 1774.

To the Amt belong:

• Grünewald
• Guteborn
• Hermsdorf
• Hohenbocka
• Ruhland
• Schwarzbach

Literature: Image provided by the Amt Ruhland council.