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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
German Civic Heraldry

ANNABERG
ANNABERG-BUCHHOLZ

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Annaberg
Additions : 1996 Frohnau

Origin/meaning:
Annaberg-Buchholz does not have its own arms, but uses the arms of Annaberg and Buchholz as a combination.
The arms of Annaberg show St. Anne the patron saint of the city, surrounded by two miners and a small shield with miner's tools. Around the city silver is mined since 1492, and mining is still of importance. The arms were granted at the same time as the city rights, by Emperor Maximilian I on March 22, 1501.

Literature : Bensing, et al; Lexicon Städte und Wappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Leipzig, 1985.


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