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'''LIMBACH-OBERFROHNA'''

State : [[Sachsen]]<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Zwickau (kreis)|Zwickau]] (until 2008 [[Chemnitzer Land]])<br/>
Additions : 1950 [[Limbach (Limbach-Oberfrohna)|Limbach]], [[Oberfrohna]] (1935 [[Russdorf]]); 1998  Br&auml;unsdorf; 1999 [[Kändler]], [[Pleissa]]; 2000 Wolkenburg-Kaufungen (1994 Kaufungen, Wolkenburg/Mulde (1965 [[Dürrengerbisdorf]]))

[[File:limbacho.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]

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===Origin/meaning===
The arms were designed for Limbach in 1884 (see there), and symbolises the textile industry (wheel and needle) and trade (staff of Mercury). After the merger with Oberfrohna in 1950, the arms were continued, but with the elements in a different composition (above right).


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Benzing et al, 1985

[[Category:German Municipalities L]]
[[Category:Sachsen]]
[[Category:Zwickau]]
[[Category:Chemnitzer Land]]