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GÖRITZ

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Uckermark
Amt : Amt Brüssow (Uckermark)
Additions : 1928 Malchow; 1982 Tornow

Official blazon
German	(de) Geviert von Schwarz und Silber; Feld 2: ein schwarzes Kammrad, dessen vier Speichen von einem Männerrumpf mit gold-gegürtetem, schwarz-rot gespaltenem Mantel und breitkrempigen Hut mit goldener Hutschnur überdeckt werden, Feld 3: drei durch goldene Stiele verbundene, schwarz-rot gespaltene Lindenblätter (2:1).
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 9, 1997.

The quartered shield is the arms of the Hohenzollern family, Margraves of Brandenburg, as the area was part of Brandenburg since 1440. The second quarter shows part of the arms of the Von Wedell family, former Lords of the area .

The three linden leaves are taken from the arms of the Lindenberg family who lived on the Tornow estate for over a century. The three leaves also symbolise the three villages in the municipality.