Freiberg

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FREIBERG

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Mittelsachsen (until 2008 Freiberg)
Additions : 1907 Freibergsdorf; 1908 Friedeburg; 1957 Loßnitz; 1979 Halsbach; 1994 Kleinwaltersdorf, Zug; 2012 Muldenhütten

Official blazon

German	In Blau eine zinnengekrönte, in der Mitte erhöhte silberne Bossenmauer mit offenem Tor und hochgezogenem Fallgatter, dahinter drei silberne Rundtürme mit roten Dächern und goldenen Fähnchen auf goldenen Knäufen; der Mittelturm höher und stärker; das Tor belegt mit einem goldenen Schild, darin ein schwarzer Löwe.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 1, 1899.

The composition already appears on the seals of the city from 1227 and show the city itself, with a small shield of the Margraviate of Meissen, in which the city was situated at the time. The small shield showed different arms from 1227-1305, i.e. a divided shield with in one half three pales and in the other the lion (see also Leipzig and Chemnitz), which were the arms of the Margraviate at the time.

The seal from 1227

The seal from 1305

Although the wall and towers, as well as the colours of the small shield, were shown differently during the centuries, the basic composition is unchanged since 1305.

	Seals from around 1900-1920
Seal from around 1900-1920	The arms on a postcard +/- 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms in a 1936 album
Municipal stationery, 1960s	The arms in the 1980s
The arms on a medal from 1965	Postal cancellation 1986

Series of covers from 1986:

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  Freiberg 1227
  

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  Freiberg 1305
  

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  Freiberg 1725
  

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  Freiberg 1867
  

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  Freiberg 1885
  

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Literature: Benzig et al, 1985; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s