Augustusburg

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AUGUSTUSBURG

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Mittelsachsen (1994-2008 Freiberg (until 1994 Flöha)
Additions : 1891 Jägerhof; 1995 Grünberg; 1999 Erdmannsdorf (1929 Kunnersdorf), Hennersdorf

Official blazon

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English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms date from 1564 and probably show the local hunting lodge. Augustusburg received city rights around 1550 and the seal probably dates from the same time.

Until 1899 the name was Schellenberg.

Seal from before 1899

Seal from around 1900

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

Literature: Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984