Amtsberg

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AMTSBERG

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Erzgebirgskreis
Additions : 1994 Dittersdorf, Schlößchen, Weißbach

Official blazon

German	In dreimal schräglinks geteiltem Schild oben und unten jeweils in Grün schräglinker silberner Wellenbalken, in der Mitte in Gold drei grüne Linden mit schwarzem Stamm.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ?

The three linden trees refer to the three former municipalities. They are of equal size to symbolise that no village is more important as the other. Linden trees are an ancient symbol for rural villages.

The wavy bends symbolise the Zwönitz and Wilisch rivers in the municipality.

Literature: Image and information from the Amtsberg council.