Falkenberg/Elster
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FALKENBERG/ELSTER
State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Elbe-Elster
Additions : 2001 Beyern, Großrössen, Kölsa, Rehfeld; 2003 Schmerkendorf
German |
In Grün über rotem Rad mit goldenen Flügeln ein silberner Hochspannungsmast beseitet von goldenen Ähren. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on February 28, 1994.
The arms were designed after a contest in 1962 and show typical elements of DDR heraldry at the time; symbols for transport (railways, wings), electrical power (for the local power station) and agriculture.
Until 1994 the arms showed the same design, but in other colours:
Postal cancellation 1980 |
Postal cancellation 1982 |
Literature: Bensing et al, 1984