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AMT GROSSRÄSCHEN
State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Incorporated into 2001 Großräschen
| 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:
- Allmosen
- Freienhufen
- Saalhausen
- Sedlitz
- Barzig
- Wormlage
- Woschkow
- Großräschen
Literature: Benzing et al, 1984; MOZ