Retzow

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RETZOW

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Havelland
Amt : Amt Friesack

Official blazon
German	In Silber ein schreitender, hersehender roter Luchs über einen schrägrechten, zweifach blau gepfropften roten Schildfuß.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 15, 2014.

The lynx is a canting symbol, the name is derived from the Slavic Rys'ov, and rys is lynx. The lynx is coloured red, as rys- as adjective can also mean red.

The base shows a a geographical feature in the municipality, a small slope with two connected ponds.