Bördeland

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BÖRDELAND

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Salzlandkreis
Additions : 2007 Biere, Eggersdorf, Eickendorf, Großmühlingen, Kleinmühlingen, Welsleben, Zens

Official blazon

(de) Geviert; Feld 1 und 4: in Rot eine goldene Getreidegarbe, Feld 2 und 3: in Silber ein schwarzes Bergmannsgezähe.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 22, 2008.

The arms are those of the former Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Östliche Börde, to which all municipalities belonged except Biere, Welsleben and Eggersdorf. The arms simply indicate the importance of agriculture and mining in the region.