Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
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SAALFELD-RUDOLSTADT (SLF)
State : Thüringen
Additions : 1994 Lobenstein (partly), Neuhaus (partly), Pössneck (partly), [{Rudolstadt (kreis)|Rudolstadt]], Saalfeld
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on January 16, 1995.
Saalfeld was an important city and from 1680-1745 the capital of the Duchy of Sachsen-Saalfeld. This is symbolised by the arms of Sachsen in the second and third quarter. The other two quarters show the arms of the Princes of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
Literature : Linder and Olzog, 1996.