The coat of arms in question has a picture of a Prussian ... The original names of German towns and cities were changed in the exclave in 1946, a year after joining the Soviet Union.

That would also explain the bear on the city’s coat of arms. The name “Berlin”, like many other cities in eastern Germany, has a Slavic origin however. The word “brl”, “br’lo” or ...

The depiction of Coburg's patron saint in the city's coat of arms is now at the center of a heated controversy. Opponents of the German town's emblem call it a symbol of racism, but many residents ...