Geising

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GEISING

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge (until 2008 Weisseritzkreis )
Additions : 1974 Löwenhain; 1994 Füstenau, Fürstenwalde, Liebenau; 1996 Lauenstein
Incorporated into : 2011 Altenberg (Erzgebirge)

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms show the griffin taken from the seal dating from 1510 of Neu-Geising, the meaning of the griffin is not known. The old seal of Alt-Geising showed the miner's tools. Both cities were united in 1857. The miner's tools and mountain symbolize the mining in the region.