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Bischofswerda was founded by the Bishops of Meissen in the 12<sup>th</sup> century, and is mentioned as a city in 1361. The arms are based on a 14<sup>th</sup> century seal and show the crossed crosiers as a symbol for the Bishops of Meissen. The meaning or origin of the stars is not known.  
Bischofswerda was founded by the Bishops of Meissen in the 12<sup>th</sup> century, and is mentioned as a city in 1361. The arms are based on a 14<sup>th</sup> century seal and show the crossed crosiers as a symbol for the Bishops of Meissen. The meaning or origin of the stars is not known.  

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BISCHOFSWERDA

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Bautzen (until 1994 Bischofswerda)
Additions : 1950 Belmsdorf; 1974 Geißmannsdorf; 1994 Schönbrunn; 1996 Großdrebnitz (1994 Goldbach), Weickersdorf

Wappen von Bischofswerda

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

Bischofswerda was founded by the Bishops of Meissen in the 12th century, and is mentioned as a city in 1361. The arms are based on a 14th century seal and show the crossed crosiers as a symbol for the Bishops of Meissen. The meaning or origin of the stars is not known.

Seal of Bischofswerda

Seal from around 1900
Seal of Bischofswerda

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Bischofswerda

Seal from 1920
Wappen von Bischofswerda

Seal from 1927
Wappen von Bischofswerda

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

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