Schneeberg (Erzgebirgskreis)

SCHNEEBERG

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Erzgebirgskreis (until 2008 Aue-Schwarzenberg)
Additions : 1939: Mühlberg, Neustädtel; 1951 Griesbach; 1999 Lindenau

Official blazon

German

(1665) In einem schwarzen Schilde das Bildnis Johannes, auf dem Schilde einen Stechhelm und über dem selben zwei ausgeschlagene Flügel, welche zur Hälfte gelb und zur Hälfte schwarz, beide mit verwechselten Farben, neben dem Schild zwei stehende Bergleute in ihren gewöhnlichen schwarz und weißen Kleidungen, von denen jeder mit der einen Hand das Hauptschild, in der anderen Hand aber ein kleines Schildlein hält – der zur rechten mit dem Wappen des Chur- und Herzogthums Sachsen, der andere aber hält das bisher geführte Siegel.

English

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Origin/meaning

The oldest arms from Schneeberg date from 1534 and show the miner's tools above three small mountains. The first symbolise mining, the second are the Mühlberg (green for its forests), Schneeberg (white, Schnee=snow) and Wolfsberg (blue for the many streams at its base).

The arms from 1534.

On August 24, 1665 Prince-Elector Johann Georg II from Sachsen granted the above arms. The main shield shows St. John Baptist, the local patron saint. The shield on the right shows the previous arms, whereas the shield on the left shows the arms of the principality of Sachsen(-Wittenberg) at the time. The two supporters are two miners, the crest is derived from the crest of Sachsen.

During DDR times the arms were rather simplified, see below.

Seal from around 1900	The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums (after 1939)
The arms during DDR times	Postal cancellation 1985
The arms in a sculpture from 1665	The arms on the city hall (source)

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Literature: Information provided by the Schneeberg council.