Neustadt bei Coburg

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NEUSTADT BEI COBURG

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Coburg (until 1972 a separate Urban District)
Additions : 1971 Aicha; 1972 Birkig, Ketschenbach; 1974 Boderndorf; 1976 Wasung (1971 Fechheim, Fürth am Berg (1967 Horb an der Steinach, Horb bei Fürth am Berg), Mittelwasungen, Plesten, Unterwasungen); 1978 Bergdorf (1968 Brüx, Höhn, Rüttmannsdorf, Weimersdorf), Ebersdorf bei Neustadt bei Coburg, Haarbrücken (1971 Kemmaten), Meilschnitz, Thann, Wellmersdorf, Wildenheid

Official blazon
German	In Gold ein doppelschwänziger, rot bewehrter schwarzer Löwe.
English	bei Coburg No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

Neustadt was part of the County of Henneberg until 1353, when is became a possession of the Counts of Meissen (later Sachsen-Meissen). The oldest known seal dates from around 1360 and shows the lion of Meissen. These arms remained unchanged until the second half of the 17^th century and were restored in 1890.

In 1962 the arms were formally granted. Between the end of the 17^th century and 1890 the arms were divided, showing in the upper half the lion and in the lower three roses. The lion was also sometimes shown as the striped lion of Thüringen instead of the black lion.