Roitzsch

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ROITZSCH

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Anhalt-Bitterfeld (until 2008 Bitterfeld)
Incorporated into : 2009 Sandersdorf-Brehna

Wappen von Roitzsch/Arms (crest) of Roitzsch
Official blazon
German Schräglinks geteilt von Gold und Blau, oben ein aufrecht schreitender, hersehender schwarzer Kater mit einer schwarzen siebenschwänzigen Peitsche in der linken Pfote, unten nach der Teilung gestellt ein goldenes Bergmannsgezähe und drei goldene Ähren.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ??-??-2005

The cat refers to a local legend in which kobold often materialised as a cat with a whip on a local farm. The wheat-ears and the miner's toools refer to the mining and the agriculture in the village.

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