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	ZWENKAU Country : Germany State : Sachsen District (Kreis) : Leipzig (until 2008 Leipziger Land) Additions: 1929 Imnitz 1993 Großdalzig 1973 Zitzschen 1996 Rüssen-Kleinstorkwitz 1957 Döhlen 1957 Kleinstorkwitz 1957 Rüssen 1999 Eythra 1974 Bösdorf

Official blazon
German	blazon wanted
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1992.

The arms show the local patron saint, St. Lawrence and his symbol the grill. The saint already appears on the oldest known seal of the town, known since the 15^th century.

Image gallery

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Postal cancellation

Literature: Bensing et al., 1984; Kaffe Hag albums, 1930s

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+'''State''' : [[Sachsen]][[File:Sachsen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
+'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Leipzig (kreis)|Leipzig]] (until 2008 [[Leipziger Land]])[[File:leipzig.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
+'''Additions''':<br>
+* 1929 Imnitz
+* 1993 Großdalzig
+** 1973 Zitzschen
+* 1996 Rüssen-Kleinstorkwitz
+** 1957 Döhlen
+** 1957 Kleinstorkwitz
+** 1957 Rüssen
+* 1999 [[Eythra]]
+** 1974 Bösdorf
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-'''ZWENKAU'''
+===Origin/meaning===
-State : [[Sachsen ]]<br/>
-District (Kreis) : [[Leipzig (kreis)|Leipzig]] (until 2008 [[Leipziger Land]])<br/>
-Additions : 1929 Imnitz; 1993 Großdalzig (1973 Zitzschen); 1996 Rüssen-Kleinstorkwitz (1957 Döhlen, Kleinstorkwitz, Rüssen)
-[[File:zwenkau.jpg|center]]
-'''Origin/meaning:'''
 The arms were officially granted in 1992.
 The arms show the local patron saint, St. Lawrence and his symbol the grill. The saint already appears on the oldest known seal of the town, known since the 15<sup>th</sup> century.<br/>
+===Image gallery===
+<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
+File:zwenkau.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zwenkau/Arms (crest) of Zwenkau|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
+File:Zwenkaup.jpg|alt=Wappen von Zwenkau/Arms (crest) of Zwenkau|Postal cancellation
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+[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Bensing et al., 1984; Kaffe Hag albums, 1930s
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-[[Literature]] : Bensing et al., 1984; Kaffe Hag albums, 1930s
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