Ostritz

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OSTRITZ

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Görlitz (until 2007 Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis
Additions : 1994 Leuba

Wappen von Ostritz/Arms (crest) of Ostritz
Official blazon
German
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Origin/meaning

The arms show a nun in a city gate. The nun refers to the Cistercian Convent of Rosenthal, around which the city developed. The composition already appeared on the seal of the city from around 1400.

Wappen von Ostritz

Seal from 1934
Wappen von Ostritz

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


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