Elsteraue

ELSTERAUE

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Burgenlandkreis
Additions: 2003 Bornitz, Draschwitz, Göbitz, Könderitz, Langendorf, Profen, Rehmsdorf, Reuden, Spora, Tröglitz

Official blazon
German	In Blau oben fächerartig gestellt fünf goldene Ähren, unten ein goldenes Bergmannsgezähe, das Ganze umlegt mit 10 siebenstrahligen goldenen Sternen, davon je einer beidseits ins Obereck, die restlichen 8 in der unteren Schildhälfte bordweis gestellt.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 23, 2009.

The arms indicate with the wheatears and the miner's tools the (former) importance of agriculture and mining for the municipality. These are surrounded by 10 stars, one for each of the former municipalities.

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