Königshorst

KÖNIGSHORST Country : Germany State : Brandenburg District (Kreis) : Ostprignitz-Ruppin Incorportaed into: 2002 Fehrbellin Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":52.71079999999999898818714427761733531951904296875,"lon":12.78790000000000048885340220294892787933349609375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In Silber zwischen zwei blauen Wellenstäben auf grünem Berg ein schwarzes Butterfass, belegt mit einer goldenen Königskrone.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The green hill and the two wavy pales refer to the -horst part of the name, which means here a dry hill in a marshy area. The Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm I (crown) drained the marshes by digging canals (the wavy pales again) and had the area settled by Dutch farmers. They became famous for their butter and founded a 'butter-and-cheese-school' in 1732 for the daughters of farmers in the region, hence the butter churn.

Literature: MOZ

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