Genschmar

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GENSCHMAR

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Märkisch-Oderland
Incorporated into: 2001 Bleyen-Genschmar
Amt : Amt Golzow

Wappen von Genschmar/Coat of arms (crest) of Genschmar
Official blazon
German In Grün über einem von Silber und Blau durch Wellenschnitt geteilten Schildfuß zwei einander zugewendete, schnatternde, goldbewerte silberne Gänse.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1997.

The arms are canting. The origin of the name is not quite clear, but can have a Slavic origin (meaning marshy land, or small lake) or a Germanic origin (from goose-marsh), and thus both origins are represented in the arms.

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