Neupetershain

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NEUPETERSHAIN

State : Brandenburg
District (Kreis) : Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Incorporated into :
Amt: Amt Altdöbern

Official blazon

(de) Gespalten und schräglinksgeteilt von Rot und Gold; alles in verwechselten Farben: oben zwei schräglinke Glasmacherpfeifen, überdeckt im vorderen Feld von einem silbernen Glaskelch, unten eine schräglinke Sichel, deren silberne, nach oben zeigende Schneide eine Kornähre im hinteren Feld überdeckt.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 17, 2006.

The original design of the arms dates from 1947. The arms symbolise the main economic activities in the area; a glass and glass-blowing pipes symbolise the glass industry, the sickle and ear agriculture. The glas sindustry was founded in 1836 and for a long time of great importance.