Ehrenfriedersdorf

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EHRENFRIEDERSDORF

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Erzgebirgskreis (until 2008 Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis)

Official blazon

Rot-gold schräglinks geteilt; oben ein goldener Ring mit blauem Stein, unten gekreuzte blaue Schlägel und Eisen.

Origin/meaning

The arms show a ring and miner's tools. The ring is taken from the arms of the Lords von Waldenburg zu Wolkenstein, who granted the city rights in 1407. During the mid 20^th century the tools were added to symbolize the mining in the area. Until that thime the proper arms only showed the ring, but the city used larger armorial bearings with a mural crown and the miner's tools as a crest, see image below.