Buchholz (Herzogtum Lauenburg)

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BUCHHOLZ

State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Herzogtum Lauenburg
Amt : Amt Lauenburgische Seen

Official blazon
German	Geteilt von Gold und Schwarz. Oben über einer oben mit fünf Kleeblättern besteckten grünen Leiste (sächsischer Rautenkranz) ein blauer Fisch (Brachse); unten drei begrannte goldene Ähren nebeneinander.
English	(Herzogtum Lauenburg) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 30, 1998.

The wheatears symbolise the agricultural character of the municipality. The chief shows a fish for the formerly important fishing on the Ratzeburger See. The lower part of the chief is derived from the arms of Sachsen and symbolises the fact that the Herzogtum Lauenburg, to which the municipality belongs, historically was ruled by the Dukes of Sachsen. The colours, black, green and gold are also the colours of Sachsen.