Premnitz

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PREMNITZ

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Havelland
Additions : 2002 Mögelin; 2003 Döberitz

Official blazon
German	(1963) In Silber eine zweibogige rote Brücke, schwebend über blauem Wasser, darin ein silberner Fisch, über der Brücke schwebend eine goldene Retorte. (1997) In Silber eine schräglinke, zweibogige, von schwarzen Steinen eingefaßte rote Brücke, vorne von zwei linkssehenden schwarzen Entenköpfen mit beringtem goldenem Halsband und silbernem Schnabel, hinten von einem gestürzten, schwarzen Fisch nach der Figur begleitet.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 13, 1997.

The arms show a striking bridge in the city, a former early 20th century bridge for the Brandenburg/Havel-Rathenow railway line and now a local landmark. The fish symbolizes the location of the city on the Havel. The duck heads come from the von Treskow family arms .

The previous arms were developed and approved in 1963. It showed the bridge, a fish and a river, and a flask. The latter stood for the chemical industry, which had played an important role in Premnitz since 1915.