Bärenklau

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BÄRENKLAU

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Oberhavel
Incorporated into : 2001 Oberkrämer

Official blazon

(de) In Grün ein silberner Schrägbalken, belegt mit einer gestützten schwarzen Bärentatze.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially designed in the mid 1990s.

The bear's claw is a canting element (Bär=bear, Klau=claw). The name however probably means boar-feet, the Dutch word beer meaning both boar as bear (the village was founded by Dutch settlers). The meaning of the silver and green I don't know.

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