Dresden

DRESDEN

State : Sachsen
Urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Dresden
Additions : 1836 Antonstadt, Friedrichstadt; 1866 Neudorf; 1892 Albertstadt, Strehlen; 1892 Striesen; 1897 Hellerberge, Pieschen, Trachenberge; 1899 Albertpark; 1901 Gruna; 1902 Räcknitz, Seidnitz, Zschertnitz; 1903 Cotta, Kaditz, Löbtau, Mickten, Naußlitz, Plauen, Trachau, Übigau, Wölfnitz; 1912 Tolkewitz; 1913 Reick; 1921 Blasewitz, Briesnitz, Bühlau, Coschütz, Dobritz, Gostritz, Kaitz, Kemnitz, Kleinpestitz, Kleinzschachwitz, Laubegast, Leuben, Leutewitz, Loschwitz, Mockritz, Niedergorbitz, Obergorbitz, Rochwitz, Stetzsch, Weißer Hirsch; 1922 Leubnitz-Neuostra, Prohlis, Torna; 1927 Waldfriedhof; 1928 Neuvermessung; 1930 Lockwitz; 1930 Omsewitz, Wachwitz; 1945 Albertstadt, Dölzschen, Gittersee; 1950 Hellerau, Hosterwitz, Klotzsche, Niederpoyritz, Niedersedlitz (1922 Luga), Pillnitz, Wilschdorf, Zschachwitz (1910 Großzschachwitz, Meußlitz, Sporbitz), Zschieren; Oberpoyritz, Söbrigen; 1997 Altfranken, Cossebaude (1970 Neu Leuteritz; 1974 Gohlis, Niederwartha; 1994 Oberwartha); 1999 Gompitz, Kauscha, Langebrück, Mobschatz (1994 Brabschütz (1950 Rennersdorf, Merbitz, Podemus; 1970 Alt-Leuteritz)), Schönfeld-Weißig (1994 Borsberg, Cunnersdorf, Eschdorf, Gönnsdorf, Pappritz, Rockau, Schönfeld, Schullwitz, Weißig), Weixdorf (1914 Lausa (1879 Friedersdorf), Gomlitz; 1965 Marsdorf)

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms of Dresden already appear on the seal of the city in 1309.

The seal may be older as Dresden received city rights already in the early 13^th century. The arms have ever since been used by the city. From the 16^th century the city often used a helmet and mantling, but these were abolished in 1926. The arms show the lion of Meissen and the pales of Landsberg. The original pales were blue, but the colour was likely changed to distinguish the arms from the Counts of Meissen-Landsberg and the city of Leipzig.

Seal from 1309 (source)	The arms in a 16th century manuscript
Seal from around 1900
The arms on a trade stamp, 1920s	The arms on a tobacco card, 1912
The arms on a Stollwerck card	The arms in the Abdulla albums
The arms from an album around 1915	The arms of Dresden around 1920
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms on a manhole cover
Postal cancellation 1976	Postal cancellation 1979
Postal cancellation 1981

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Literature: Bensing et al., 1984