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'''PRIGNITZ (PR)'''
'''PRIGNITZ (PR)'''


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Additions : 1993 Perleberg, Pritzwalk
Additions : 1993 Perleberg, Pritzwalk


[[FIle:prignitz.kreis.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[FIle:prignitz.kreis.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


===Official blazon===
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*(de) In Rot über Silber durch Wellenschnitt geteilt; oben eine goldbewehrte, flugbereite silberne Gans begleitet von acht einen oben offenen Halbkreis bildenden silbernen Perlen, unten ein rotbezungter, schreitender schwarzer Wolf.
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|'''German'''
| In Rot über Silber durch Wellenschnitt geteilt; oben eine goldbewehrte, flugbereite silberne Gans begleitet von acht einen oben offenen Halbkreis bildenden silbernen Perlen, unten ein rotbezungter, schreitender schwarzer Wolf.
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|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted on March 14, 1994.
The arms were granted on March 14, 1994.


The goose in the upper part of the arms is a canting symbol for one of the oldest ruling families in the district, the Gans family from the 12<sup>th</sup> century. The wavy division line symbolises the Elbe river. The pearls in the upper part are canting for the city of Perleberg. The wolf in the lower half is derived from the arms of the city of [[Pritzwalk]].
The goose in the upper part of the arms is a canting symbol for one of the oldest ruling families in the district, the Gans family from the 12<sup>th</sup> century. The wavy division line symbolises the Elbe river. The pearls in the upper part are canting for the city of [[Perleberg]]. The wolf in the lower half is derived from the arms of the city of [[Pritzwalk]].
 
The red and silver colours are those of Brandenburg.


{|align="center"
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 2015
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 2015
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Linder and Olzog, 1996
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Linder and Olzog, 1996


[[Category:Kreiswappen]]
[[Category:Kreiswappen]]
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