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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Sachsen]][[File:Sachsen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Görlitz (kreis)|Görlitz]] (until 2008 [[Löbau-Zittau]])[[File:Gorlitz.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Additions''':<br> | |||
* 1970 Pethau | |||
* 1999 Hartau | |||
* 2007 [[Hirschfelde (Zittau)|Hirschfelde]] | |||
** 1950 Rosenthal | |||
** 1974 Drausendorf | |||
** 1990 Wittgendorf | |||
** 2002 Dittelsdorf | |||
** 2005 Schlegel | |||
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|'''German''' | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms show in the first and fourth quarter the silver lion of [[Bohemia]], as Zittau received city rights and royal rank of the Kings of Bohemia in 1255. From 1320-1347 the city was a possession of the Dukes of Jauer, a branch of the Dukes of Silezia, hence the eagle of [[Duchy of Lower Silezia|Silezia]] in the second and third quarter. | The arms show in the first and fourth quarter the silver lion of [[Bohemia]], as Zittau received city rights and royal rank of the Kings of Bohemia in 1255. From 1320-1347 the city was a possession of the Dukes of Jauer, a branch of the Dukes of Silezia, hence the eagle of [[Duchy of Lower Silezia|Silezia]] in the second and third quarter. | ||
The escutcheon shows the letter Z, the town's initial. | The escutcheon shows the letter Z, the town's initial. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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| | File:Zittau16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zittau/Arms (crest) of Zittau|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | ||
| | File:zittauz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zittau/Arms (crest) of Zittau|Seal from around 1900 | ||
File:288b.wsa.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zittau/Arms (crest) of Zittau|The arms in an [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|album]] from around 1905 | |||
File:Zittau.sc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zittau/Arms (crest) of Zittau|The arms in an [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|album]] from around 1910 | |||
File:zittau.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zittau/Arms (crest) of Zittau|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
File:zittau.aur.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zittau/Arms (crest) of Zittau|The arms in an [[Staats-Wappen und Flaggen (Unter dem Olympia-Banner)|album]] from around 1935 | |||
File:Zittau.kos.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zittau/Arms (crest) of Zittau|The arms in an [[Kosmos Deutsche Stadtwappen aus West und Ost|album]] from around 1950 | |||
File:3382.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zittau/Arms (crest) of Zittau|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
File:Zittaup2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zittau/Arms (crest) of Zittau|Postal cancellation 1976 | |||
File:Zittaup.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zittau/Arms (crest) of Zittau|Postal cancellation 1980 | |||
File:Zittaup1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zittau/Arms (crest) of Zittau|Postal cancellation 1988 | |||
File:Zittaum.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zittau/Arms (crest) of Zittau|The arms on a manhole cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Bensing et al., 1984; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | |||
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[[Category:German Municipalities Z]] | [[Category:German Municipalities Z]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:29, 3 September 2023
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Country : Germany  State : Sachsen  District (Kreis) : Görlitz (until 2008 Löbau-Zittau)  Additions:
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| German | blazon wanted |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms show in the first and fourth quarter the silver lion of Bohemia, as Zittau received city rights and royal rank of the Kings of Bohemia in 1255. From 1320-1347 the city was a possession of the Dukes of Jauer, a branch of the Dukes of Silezia, hence the eagle of Silezia in the second and third quarter.
The escutcheon shows the letter Z, the town's initial.
Image gallery
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
Seal from around 1900
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in an album from around 1935
The arms in an album from around 1950
The arms in the Abadie albums
Postal cancellation 1976
Postal cancellation 1980
Postal cancellation 1988
The arms on a manhole cover
Literature: Bensing et al., 1984; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s
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