Bischofswerda

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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

Official blazon

German

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. The municipal stamp shown in 1892 Seal from around 1900 Seal from around 1900 Seal from 1920 Seal from 1927 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 Postal cancellation 1977 Contact and Support Contact Facebook Instagram Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site Literature : Bensing et al., 1984;