Berkholz-Meyenburg

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BERKHOLZ-MEYENBURG

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Uckermark
Additions : 1974 Berkholz, Meyenburg
Amt : Amt Oder-Welse

Official blazon
German	Im Schildhaupt durch zwei Spitzen von Grün und Gold geteilt, darunter über einem grünen Berg schräggekreuzt zwei grüne Birkenblätter mit zwei nach außen gekehrten Blütenständen.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 6, 2004.

The birch (Birke/Berke) are a canting element for Berkholz. Also Meye is derived from a local word for birch and the two branches thus represent the two former municipalities. The green colour refers to nature and agriculture. The chief symbolises two roofs and thus the merger of the two municipalities. The hill in the lower half is canting for the second half of Meyenburg (from Berg=hill) as well as symbolising the hilly landscape.

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