Elster (Elbe)

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ELSTER (ELBE)

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Wittenberg
Additions : 1950 Gielsdorf, Iseberga; 1974 Meltendorf
Incorporated into : 2011 Zahna-Elster

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Official blason:
Gespalten von Blau und Silber, oben ein linkshin schwimmender silberner Karpfen, unten ein blauer Hecht.

Origin/meaning :
The arms were officially granted on ?? 1995.

The arms show a carp and a pike and refer to th eimportance of fishing in the Elbe river.

Literature : -