List of coats of arms in the Elbe-Elster district

This list shows the coats of arms of the offices, cities and communities as well as coats of arms of formerly independent communities and disbanded districts in the district of Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg . As far as is known, the place names are followed by the respective designation in Lower Sorbian in brackets .

Elbe-Elster district and previous districts

district	coat of arms	Comments
Elbe Elster		Approved on April 24, 1995 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg. “Divided nine times by gold and black in the four-part shield up front; behind in silver a gold-armored looking red bull; below in front in gold a red-armored and red-tongued, erect black lion, in the back divided nine times by red and silver. "
Liebenwerda		Approved ???? by the President of the Province of Saxony : In silver there is a black wavy bar on which a golden heraldic shield with an upright red armored and tongued black lion is placed, accompanied at the top by four and at the bottom by three red tinned towers.
Herzberg 1950-1990		Approved ???? by the President of the Province of Saxony for the then Schweinitz district, continued by the Herzberg district: Divided: at the top two gold bars in black, covered with a diagonal green diamond wreath, at the bottom three red sea leaves in silver. The Herzberg district, which was newly formed in 1950, initially adopted the coat of arms of the Schweinitz district before adopting a new coat of arms.
Herzberg 1991-1993		Approved ????: In silver, a red eagle with gold armor and adorned with golden clover stalks, facing to the right, on the wings covered with two oblique shields: in front in black four golden bars covered with an oblique green diamond wreath, behind in silver three red sea leaves. The Herzberg district, which was newly formed in 1950, initially adopted the coat of arms of the Schweinitz district before adopting a new coat of arms.
Schweinitz 1816-1950		Approved ???? by the President of the Province of Saxony for the then Schweinitz district, continued by the Herzberg district: Divided: at the top two gold bars in black, covered with a diagonal green diamond wreath, at the bottom three red sea leaves in silver. The Herzberg district, which was newly formed in 1950, initially adopted the coat of arms of the Schweinitz district before adopting a new coat of arms.

Offices

The following offices do not have their own coat of arms or flag. They have an official seal with the coat of arms of the State of Brandenburg as a seal image:

Office close

Office Schradenland

Office (office)	coat of arms	Comments
Elsterland		Approved on August 18, 1993 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: “In silver over a black shield base a blue wavy band; above it a green shield head pulled out in a linden leaf. "
Little magpie		Approved on April 4, 1995 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: "In silver over a blue shield base, a green conifer, topped with a sitting, left-looking black magpie with a silver belly and back mark."
Plessa		Approved on November 7, 1994 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: “Quartered by silver (1 and 4) and red (2 and 3); at the top in front an earthen black jug with a spout, behind a silver mill wheel; at the bottom in front two upright, slightly angled silver ears of wheat, at the back a black hammer and mallet crossed at an angle. "

cities and communes

The following municipalities have neither their own coat of arms nor their own flag. If they have an official seal, this shows the coat of arms of the state of Brandenburg:

City or municipality	coat of arms	Comments
City of Bad Liebenwerda (Rukow)		Approved on September 14, 1993 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: "In silver, a windowless and goalless, tinned, pointed and kneaded blue round tower, covered with a silver shield with three (2: 1) red hearts inside."
City of Doberlug-Kirchhain (Dobrjoług-Góstkow)		Approved on February 2, 1994 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: “In blue under two silver clouds from which four golden rays burst, a golden square building with a gate and two windows in black floating; Above the red roof rise three golden, black-windowed, red-roofed towers with little golden flags, the outer ones with a pointed helmet, the middle wider and higher with a round helmet; the building is framed with a green wreath of leaves that is not closed. "
City of Elsterwerda (Wikow)		Approved on August 11, 1994 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: "In red on a green hill, a natural magpie striding to the left, over which three silver girdled lilies (2: 1) float."
City of Falkenberg / Elster		Approved on February 28, 1994 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: "In green over a red wheel with golden wings, a silver high-voltage pylon with golden ears of corn."
City of Finsterwalde (Grabin)		Approved on January 6, 1994 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: “In silver, a continuous red battlement wall, on top of it a square red round tower with a blue dome and two black windows standing one above the other. The open black gate has a raised silver portcullis. A green leafy tree grows up on the green ground in front of the wall on either side of the tower and the gate. "
community Großthiemig		Approved on January 6, 1995 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: "Divided from green to blue by a vaulted stone bridge with a railing, above a leafy silver linden branch with two fruit stands."
Val Gardena municipality		Approved on August 26, 2002 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: "In silver, a diagonal blue wavy bar, accompanied by a red hunting horn at the top and a green three-hill at the bottom, on top of which a silver measuring stick with a red and silver divided base and two green fir trees with a black trunk."
Municipality of Heideland		Approved ????: "In blue three silver fish swimming around the center of the shield."
City of Herzberg (Elster)		Approved on January 19, 1993 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: "In silver on a green three-mountain, a striding red deer (with 12 ends)."
Community Hirschfeld		Approved on March 11, 2003 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: "Divided; above in silver a growing, gold-armored black stag, below, sheathed in green and silver. "
community Hohenleipisch		Approved on March 14, 2002 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: “Split by gold and green; in front half a cherry tree with fruits at the gap, next to a jug turned to the left, behind half an apple tree with fruits at the gap, next to a wicker basket; all in changing colors. "
City of Mühlberg / Elbe		Approved on July 15, 2002 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: "In black a red-armored and -tongued, double-tailed golden lion."
Plessa municipality		Approved on August 20, 1997 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: “In silver, two facing away from each other, placed on the left side, crossing at the ends, green linden branches; accompanied at the top by a black water wheel, at the bottom by a diagonally crossed mallet and iron. "
Röderland municipality		Approved on December 2, 2003 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: "In red a silver-blue waved sloping bar, accompanied above by four below by three golden lilies."
Community Rückersdorf		Approved on June 1, 1994 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: "In silver over a lowered blue tip with a striding silver sheep that carries a red and silver banner over its shoulder with its right forefoot, a green leafy linden tree."
Schilda municipality		Approved on June 1, 1994 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: "A walking silver horse in green."
City close		Approved on ????: "The coat of arms of the city of Schlieben shows a silver bull's head with a gold nose ring, looking on a black background, accompanied by a star on both sides."
Community of Schönborn		Approved on June 1, 1994 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: "In blue a bricked silver fountain with a fountain above which a golden sun breaks out from the upper edge of the shield."
City of Schönewalde		Approved on June 25, 2002 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: "Between two S-shaped, gold flanks in silver on a green ground, a green linden tree."
City of Sonnewalde		Approved on February 11, 2004 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: "In blue a golden sun with a face and eleven rays."
Tröbitz municipality		Approved on ????: "."
City of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück		Approved on September 3, 2003 by the Interior Minister of the State of Brandenburg: "Quartered; Field 1: in green behind a silver crenellated wall, a tinned silver tower with two black windows and a pebbled red pointed roof; Field 2: in silver nine (3: 3: 3) oblique green leaves; Field 3: in silver ten (3: 3: 3: 1) slanted green leaves; Field 4: in red on a three-arched silver stone bridge, a silver tower with a penned pointed roof, black gate and two black windows. "

Former cities and towns

City or municipality	coat of arms	Comments
Doberlug (Dobrjoług) , City of Doberlug-Kirchhain		Approved ????: "." On July 1, 1950, the previous towns of Doberlug and Kirchhain were merged to form the newly formed town of Doberlug-Kirchhain.
Gruhno (Grunow) , community of Schönborn		Approved in June 1994 by the Minister of the Interior of Brandenburg of the then community Gruhno: “Diagonally divided from blue to silver; above a silver horse's head, below a green linden branch with three leaves. " On September 27, 1998, the previous communities Gruhno, Lindena, Schadewitz and Schönborn merged to form the newly formed community Schönborn.
Kirchhain , City of Doberlug-Kirchhain		Approved ????: "." On July 1, 1950, the previous towns of Doberlug and Kirchhain were merged to form the newly formed town of Doberlug-Kirchhain.
Lindena , community of Schönborn		Approved ????: “Diagonally left divided by silver over blue; at the top in front two green linden leaves facing each other, at the bottom in the back a silver, red-armored stork with a raised left leg. " On September 27, 1998, the previous communities Gruhno, Lindena, Schadewitz and Schönborn merged to form the newly formed community Schönborn.
Oppelhain (Wopaleń) , Rückersdorf municipality		Approved ????: "Diagonally divided by silver over red, above a red gold-armored cock, below a golden church building." On December 31, 2001, the previous communities of Oppelhain and Rückersdorf merged to form the newly formed community of Rückersdorf.
Reichenhain , Röderland municipality		Approved ????: "." On October 26, 2003, the previous communities of Haida, Prösen, Reichenhain, Saathain, Stolzenhain and Wainsdorf merged to form the newly formed community of Röderland.
Theisa , City of Bad Liebenwerda		Approved ????: "." On December 6, 1993, Theisa was incorporated into the city of Bad Liebenwerda.
Uebigau , City of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück		The coat of arms goes back to an old city seal: "In green behind a silver battlement wall, a tinned silver tower with two black windows and a red pointed roof." On December 31, 2001, the city of Uebigau and three other communities were incorporated into the city of Wahrenbrück. On January 1, 2002, the name was changed to Uebigau-Wahrenbrück.
Wahrenbrück , City of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück		The coat of arms goes back to a city seal from 1657. Even the oldest city seal shows a bridge in the seal image: "In red, a vaulted three-arched silver bridge, occupied with a pointed silver tower." On December 31, 2001, the city of Uebigau and three other communities were incorporated into the city of Wahrenbrück. On January 1, 2002, the name was changed to Uebigau-Wahrenbrück.