Rathstock

RATHSTOCK

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Märkisch-Oderland
Incorporated into: 2002 Alt Tucheband
Amt : Amt Golzow

Official blazon

German	IIn Silber über blauem Schildfuß zwei rote Pfähle überdeckt von einem blauen Balken.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1997.

The arms are largely based on the arms of the von Burgsdorff family , lords of the village from 1450-1808. The base refers to the Oderbruch region and refers to the Oder river and the origin of the name (from a Slavic term for flooding).

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