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|align="center"|[[File:altenburg.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:altenburg.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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Revision as of 05:49, 24 June 2012
Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
ALTENBURG
State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Altenburger Land
Additions : 1922 Drescha, Kauerndorf, Rasephas, Zschernitzsch; 1938 Poschwitz; 1953 Steinwitz; 1993 Ehrenberg; 1994 Zetzscha; 1996 Kosma
Official blazon
Gespalten von Rot und Silber, darin eine silberne Burg; an der Torstelle belegt mit einem goldenen Schild, darin ein schwarzer Löwe mit roter Zunge und Bewehrung; rechts vom Turm schwebend eine silberne Hand, links eine rote Rose mit goldenem Butzen und grünen Kelchblättern.
Origin/meaning
The arms show the castle Altenburg, the lion of Meissen, as the city was part of the County Meissen, a hand as a symbol for justice, and a rose, taken from the Markgraves of Altenburg.
Seals from around 1900 |
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The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature : Bensing, et al; Lexicon Städte und Wappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Leipzig, 1985.