Osternienburg

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OSTERNIENBURG

State : Sachsen-Anhalt
District (Kreis) : Anhalt-Bitterfeld
Incorporated into : 2010 Osternienburger Land

Wappen von Osternienburg
Official blazon
German

Geteilt und halbgespalten, oben in Rot ein goldener Pflug, unten rechts in Blau ein achtstrahliger goldener Stern, unten links ein schwarzes Bergmannsgezähe.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted in 1996.

The star is taken from the old seal of the village. The plough and miner's tools refer to the two main historical activities in the area, agriculture and lignite mining.

Seal of Osternienburg

Seal from around 1900

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