Torgau

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Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
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TORGAU

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Nordsachsen (until 2008 Torgau-Oschatz)
Additions : 1994 Graditz, Melpitz; 2009 Pflückuff; 2013 Zinna

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Official blazon

Geviert von Silber und Blau; Feld 1 und 4: je vier rote Sparren pfahlweise, Feld 2 und 3: je ein linksgerichteter steigender silberner Löwe mit roter Bewehrung und ausgeschlagener Zunge.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 11, 1514 by King Friedrich III of Sachsen.

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Seal from around 1900
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The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature : Bensing et al., 1984