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OELSNITZ/ERZGEBIRGE
State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Erzgebirgskreis (until 2008 Stollberg)
Additions : 1999 Neuwürschnitz
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English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The arms were adopted in 1924 when the town received city rights. The arms show a miner, as mining was the main activity in the area at the time. Previously the local seals showed miner's tools. The trees are a canting element, the name is derived from the Czech word Olše, or elder.
Seal from around 1900 |
Seal from around 1900 |
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
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Literature : Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984