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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Sachsen]][[File:Sachsen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Zwickau (kreis)|Zwickau]][[File:Zwickau2.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 2008 [[Zwickauer Land]])<br><br><br> | |||
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* 1996 Königswalde | |||
* 1996 [[Steinpleis]] | |||
* 1997 [[Langenhessen]] | |||
* 1999 Leubnitz | |||
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Once a bishop was hunting in the area around the Pleisse river. Somehow he got lost and finally fell asleep under a tree. In his sleep he dreamt about a roe following him. Suddenly he woke up from a sound in the woods and cried Wer Da ? (who is there ?), from which the name Werdau is derived. In front of him stood a roe with an arrow in its throat. He saw this as a divine symbol and founded the city. | Once a bishop was hunting in the area around the Pleisse river. Somehow he got lost and finally fell asleep under a tree. In his sleep he dreamt about a roe following him. Suddenly he woke up from a sound in the woods and cried Wer Da ? (who is there ?), from which the name Werdau is derived. In front of him stood a roe with an arrow in its throat. He saw this as a divine symbol and founded the city. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:werdauz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Werdau/Arms (crest) of Werdau|Seal from around 1900-1920 | |||
File:werdauz2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Werdau/Arms (crest) of Werdau|Seal from around 1900-1920 | |||
File:werdauz3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Werdau/Arms (crest) of Werdau|Seal from around 1900-1920 | |||
File:3362.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Werdau/Arms (crest) of Werdau|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
File:werdau.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Werdau/Arms (crest) of Werdau|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
File:Werdaup.jpg|alt=Wappen von Werdau/Arms (crest) of Werdau|Postal cancellation 1954 | |||
File:Werdaup1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Werdau/Arms (crest) of Werdau|Postal cancellation 1979 | |||
| | File:Werdaup2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Werdau/Arms (crest) of Werdau|Postal cancellation 2002 | ||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Bensing et al., 1984; legend from Sebastian Fischer | |||
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[[Category:German Municipalities W]] | [[Category:German Municipalities W]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:19, 2 December 2023
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Country : Germany  State : Sachsen  District (Kreis) : Zwickau  (until 2008 Zwickauer Land) Additions:
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| German | In Silber unter einem Rundbogen auf einer gefugten roten Ziegelmauer ein Bischof mit Krummstab in der Rechten, zu seinen Füßen eine springende Hirschkuh mit einem Pfeil in der Brust. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The oldest seal of the city dates from 1403 and shows the local patron saint, St. Aegidius. In 1480 the roe appeared in the base of the shield. Since 1583 the saint and the roe are placed in a church gate. The arms have not changed since.
On the meaning of the roe exists a local legend;
Once a bishop was hunting in the area around the Pleisse river. Somehow he got lost and finally fell asleep under a tree. In his sleep he dreamt about a roe following him. Suddenly he woke up from a sound in the woods and cried Wer Da ? (who is there ?), from which the name Werdau is derived. In front of him stood a roe with an arrow in its throat. He saw this as a divine symbol and founded the city.
Image gallery
Seal from around 1900-1920
Seal from around 1900-1920
Seal from around 1900-1920
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Postal cancellation 1954
Postal cancellation 1979
Postal cancellation 2002
Literature: Bensing et al., 1984; legend from Sebastian Fischer
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