Braak

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BRAAK

State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Stormarn
Amt : Amt Siek

Official blazon
German	In Grün eine erhöhte silberne Spitze, darin sieben giebelständige, um eine rote Lilie angeordnete rote Bauernhäuser.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 15, 1989.

The silver point in the green fields symbolises that Braak was founded as a village in the middle of the woods. The white point thus shows the clearing. The 7 houses symbolise the 7 farms that were mentioned in historical sources.
The fleur-de-lis is the symbol of St. Mary, patron saint of the Reinbek Convent, which owned the area from 1310-1528.