Pössneck

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PÖSSNECK

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Saale-Orla Kreis
Additions : 1892 Jüdewein; 1919 Köstitz; 1923 Schlettwein; 1945 Öpitz; 1965 Schweinitz

Official blazon

German

In Blau ein rotgekrönter goldener Löwe mit roter Zunge und Bewehrung.

Origin/meaning

The arms were never officially granted, but have been in use since 1324. The arms show the lion of the counts of Schwarzburg, as the city became a possession of Count Heinrich von Schwarzburg in 1324.