Sonneberg

SONNEBERG

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Sonneberg
Additions : 1919 Bettelhecken; 1923 Neufang; 1950 Köppelsdorf (1923 Hüttensteinach, Köppelsdorf, Steinbach, Malmerz, Mürschnitz, Oberlind; 1994 Hönbach, Unterlind; 2014 Oberland am Rennsteig (1997 Engnitzthal (1994 Eschenthal, Hasenthal, Hüttengrund, Spechtsbrunn), Haselbach)

Official blazon
German	Gold ein rot bewehrter, rot gezungter doppelschwänziger schwarzer Löwe, begleitet von zwei achteckigen schwarzen Sternen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on October 5, 1934.

Sonneberg received city rights in 1349 from Countess Jutta von Henneberg. In 1353 the city became a possession of the Counts of Meissen and the arms show the lion of Meissen ever since. The two stars are added to distinguish the arms from the arms of Meissen.

Seal from around 1900	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums	Postal cancellation 1988

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