Nauen

NAUEN

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Havelland (until 1993 Nauen
Additions: 2003 Berge, Bergerdamm, Börnicke, Groß Behnitz, Kienberg, Klein Behnitz, Lietzow, Markee, Ribbeck, Tietzow, Wachow.

Official blazon
German	In Silber ein schrägrechtsgestellter blauer Karpfen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 7, 1994.

The seals and arms of the city use a fish since the middle of the 14th century. The fish probably indicated the importance of fisheries in the region. This lasted until the drainage of the Hevellander Luchs lakes in the middle of the 18th century. Until 1720 the hish was a pike, ever since a carp. The reason for the change is not known. One speculative reason is that the carp is a more friendly fish, which would reflect the character of the inhabitants...

The municipal stamp shown in 1892	Seal from around 1900
Seal from around 1900	The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1900)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in the Emmerlinge albums	The arms on a postcard

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