Schmölln
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SCHMÖLLN
State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Altenburger Land
Additions : 1950 Bohra, Kummer; 1974 Schloßig (1950 Nödenitzsch); 1994 Weißbach (1950 Brandrübel; 1973 Selka); 1996 Großstöbnitz (1950 Kleinmückern)
| German | In Blau unter einem mit Fialen und Krabben verzierten goldenen gotischen Baldachin thronend die goldgekrönte Maria in rotem Gewand und blauem Mantel mit dem nackten Jesusknaben auf dem Schoß; darunter ein Topfhelm, besteckt mit grünen Pfauenfedern, vorn glatt, hinten gespiegelt. |
| English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
Schmölln received city rights in 1484, but the oldest seal dates already from 1396. The seal showed already the above arms, which show St. Mary on a throne, the patron saint of the city. In front of the throne is a helmet with as a crest a bunch of feathers.
This helmet is derived from the arms of the Counts of Reuss, who ruled the city at the time and who granted the city rights.
 Seal from around 1900 |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900) |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature: Ulle, 1997.