Elster (Elbe)

ELSTER (ELBE)

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Wittenberg
Additions : 1950 Gielsdorf, Iseberga; 1974 Meltendorf
Incorporated into : 2011 Zahna-Elster

Official blazon
German	Gespalten von Blau und Silber, oben ein linkshin schwimmender silberner Karpfen, unten ein blauer Hecht.
English	blazon wanted

The arms were officially granted on ?? 1995.

The arms show a carp and a pike and refer to the importance of fishing in the Elbe river.

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