Geising

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GEISING

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge (until 2008 Weisseritzkreis )
Additions : 1974 Löwenhain; 1994 Füstenau, Fürstenwalde, Liebenau; 1996 Lauenstein
Incorporated into : 2011 Altenberg (Erzgebirge)

Wappen von Geising/Arms (crest) of Geising
Official blazon
German blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show the griffin taken from the seal dating from 1510 of Neu-Geising, the meaning of the griffin is not known. The old seal of Alt-Geising showed the miner's tools. Both cities were united in 1857. The miner's tools and mountain symbolize the mining in the region.

Seal of Geising

Seal from around 1900
Seal of Geising

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Geising

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925


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Literature: Hupp, O: Benzing et al, 1984