Burg (Spreewald)

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BURG (SPREEWALD)

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Spree-Neisse
Amt : Amt Burg (Spreewald)
Additions : 1960 Burg-Dorf, Burg-Kauper, Burg-Kolonie; 2001 Müschen

Official blazon

(de) In Grün eine gold-bekrönte silberne Schlange, die sich um einen goldenen Säulenfuß windet und aus deren Rachen sich ein silberner Wasserschwall in das darauf liegende Becken ergießt; beseitet von je zwei goldenen Sumpfdotterblumen.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 15, 2007.

The village is a health spa based on salt water. This is symbolised by the fountain from which a snake is drinking. The snake is generally a symbol of medicine as part of the Rod of Asclepius. The four marsh-marigold flowers symbolise the four (scattered) villages in the municipality. The flower is a common flower in the wetland parts of the municipality.