Glauchau

	GLAUCHAU Country: Germany State: Sachsen District (Kreis): Zwickau (until 2008 Chemnitzer Land) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1925 Gesau 1929 Höckendorf 1929 Rothenbach 1918 Albertsthal 1929 Schönbörnchen 1937 Jerisau 1974 Lipprandis 1992 Niederlungwitz 1992 Reinholdshain 1974 Ebersbach 1992 Wernsdorf 1973 Voigtlaide Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.81909999999999882902557146735489368438720703125,"lon":12.5388000000000001676880856393836438655853271484375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Blau eine silberne Burg mit Zinnenmauer und breitbedachtem, mit rotweißen Fähnchen bestecktem Turm; rechts vom Turm ein dreimal rotsilbern schräggeteilter Schild, links ein zugewendeter gesichtiger silberner Halbmond.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show a city wall with gate flanked by a crescent and a small shield. The small shield probably replaced the sun, as sun and crescent are commonly used on medieval seals and refer to eternity (day and night). The small shield shows the arms of the Lords of Schönburg, to whom the city belonged in the 14^th century. The composition with the shield already appeared on the seal of 1576.

Image gallery

The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Seal from around 1900-1920
Seal from around 1900-1920
Seal from around 1900-1920
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums
Postal cancellation 1990
Postal cancellation 1995

Literature: Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984

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