Amt Elsterland

AMT ELSTERLAND

State:Brandenburg
District (Kreis):Elbe-Elster

Official blazon
German	In Silber über schwarzem Schildfuß ein blaues Wellenband; darüber ein grünes in ein Lindenblatt ausgezogenes Schildhaupt.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on August 18, 1993.

The wavy bar is the Kleine Elster river, after which the district is named. The linden leaf symbolises the many linden trees, that can be found traditionally in the villages in the area.

The black base refers to the former coal mining.

To the Amt Plessa belong:

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