Gossa

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GOSSA

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Anhalt-Bitterfeld
Additions : 1950 Schmerz
Incorporated into : 2010 Muldestausee

Official blazon

(de) In Gold drei grüne Fichten belegt mit einer rechtsgewendeten schwarzen Amsel.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted in 1992.

The arms are canting for the old Slavic names of the two villages : Gossau comes from gosov, meaning blackbird. Schmerz comes from smards meaning pine tree.