Freiberg

	FREIBERG Country : Germany State : Sachsen District (Kreis) : Mittelsachsen (2008 Freiberg) Additions: 1907 Freibergsdorf 1908 Friedeburg 1957 Loßnitz 1979 Halsbach 1994 Kleinwaltersdorf 1994 Zug 2012 Muldenhütten Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.91680000000000205773176276125013828277587890625,"lon":13.342999999999999971578290569595992565155029296875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

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.
English	blazon wanted

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.

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.

Image gallery

The seal from 1227
The seal from 1305
Seal from around 1900-1920
Seal from around 1900-1920
Seal from around 1900-1920
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in an album from around 1950
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in an album from around 1930
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
Postal cancellation 1999
The seal in 1227 on a cover from 1986
The seal in 1305 on a cover from 1986
The arms in 1725 on a cover from 1986
The arms 1867 on a cover from 1986
The arms 1885 on a cover from 1986

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

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