Sonneberg
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SONNEBERG
State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Sonneberg
Additions : 1919 Bettelhecken; 1922 Hönbach; 1923 Neufang; 1950 Köppelsdorf (1923 Hüttensteinach, Köppelsdorf, Steinbach, Malmerz, Mürschnitz, Oberlind; 1994 Unterlind; 2014 Oberland am Rennsteig (1997 Engnitzthal (1994 Eschenthal, Hasenthal, Hüttengrund, Spechtsbrunn), Haselbach)
Official blazon
Gold ein rot bewehrter, rot gezungter doppelschwänziger schwarzer Löwe, begleitet von zwei achteckigen schwarzen Sternen.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on October 5, 1934.
Sonneberg received city rights in 1349 from Countess Jutta von Henneberg. In 1353 the city became a possession of the Counts of Meissen and the arms show the lion of Meissen ever since. The two stars are added to distinguish the arms from the arms of Meissen.
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Literature : Ulle, H. Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch, Band 3, 1998.