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Elsterwerda City (Germany)

Stadt Elsterwerda, Landkreis Elbe-Elster, Brandenburg

Last modified: 2019-04-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Elsterwerda city flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 21 Apr 2019 See also:

Elsterwerda City

Elsterwerda Flag

It is a white over red horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Apr 2019

Elsterwerda Banner

[Elsterwerda city banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 21 Apr 2019

It is a white-red vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Apr 2019

Elsterwerda Coat of Arms

Shield Gules, a sinister facing magpie trippant proper on a mount Vert issuant from base, in chief three fleur-de-lis Argent ordered 2:1.
Meaning:
Elsterwerda was first mentioned in 1211. The magpie (German: Elster) is a punning element, referring to the Elster River, co-name-giver of the county. The fleurs-de-lis are taken from the family arms of the Lords of Köckeritz, local rulers from at least 1326 until 1512, when the city was conquered by Duke Georg of Saxony, as the Köckeritz kin members earned their living by robbery.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Apr 2019

The arms were approved on 11 August 1994.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Apr 2019

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