Birkenwerder

BIRKENWERDER

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Oberhavel

Official blazon
German	In Silber mit blauem Wellenschildfuß eine aus einem goldenen Dreiberg wachsende naturfarbene Birke.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1937 and again on June 21, 1994.

The arms are canting, the name means a birch (Birke) on an island (werder), thus a village developed on an island with birches. The wavy base represents the Briese river.

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