Ohrekreis
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OHREKREIS (OK)
State : Sachsen-Anhalt
Additions : 1994 Haldersleben (1938 Neuhaldensleben), Wolmirstedt
Incorporated into : 2007 Börde
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on May 11, 1995.
The arms show a beech branch to symbolise the larch beech forests in the county. The lower part of the arms shows the river Ohre, after which the county is named.
Literature : Papendieck, H. : Die Wappen der Landkreise und kreisfreien Städte des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt. Landesarchiv Magdeburg, 1996.