Zittau
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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ZITTAU
State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Görlitz (until 2008 Löbau-Zittau)
Additions : 1970 Pethau; 1999 Hartau; 2007 Hirschfelde (1950 Rosenthal; 1974 Drausendorf; 1990 Wittgendorf; 2002 Dittelsdorf; 2005 Schlegel)
Origin/meaning :
The arms show in the first and fourth quarter the silver lion of Bohemia, as Zittau received city rights and royal rank of the Kings of Bohemia in 1255. From 1320-1347 the city was a possession of the Dukes of Jauer, a branch of the Dukes of Silezia, hence the eagle of Silezia in the second and third quarter.
The escutcheon shows the letter Z, the town's initial.
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature : Bensing et al., 1984; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s