Meuselwitz
MEUSELWITZ
State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Altenburger Land
Additions : 1973 Zipsendorf; 1993 Mumsdorf; 1994 Falkenhain; 2007 Wintersdorf
| German | Geteilt durch eine silberne Leiste von Schwarz über Blau und zeigt oben einen silbernen Schlägel gekreuzt mit einem silbernen Hammer und unten einen goldenen Webschützen. Das Wappen ist bedeckt von einem silbernen, rot ausgeschlagenen, golden bekrönten Spangenhelm, darauf eine rote Lindenlaubschlinge mit je vier parallel stehenden roten Blättern, die Helmdecken sind goldschwarz. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially adopted in 1912 and again on March 27, 1991.
The arms show the main (historical) activities in the town; mining and textile industry, symbolised by the miner's tools and the spindle. The crest shows two linden branches.
On July 5, 1949 the arms were changed, but the idea of showing the main industries remained. The upper half now showed the spindle and a partially built wall for the building and development of the city, and in the base the miner's tools and a cogwheel for industry.
 The arms from 1949 |
In 1991 the city started to use again the historical arms.
 Seal from around 1900 |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms on a cover |
Literature: Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984; Ulle, 1998