Glauchau
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GLAUCHAU
State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Zwickau (until 2008 Chemnitzer Land)
Additions: 1925 Gesau; 1929 Höckendorf, Rothenbach (1918 Albertsthal), Schönbörnchen; 1937 Jerisau; 1974 Lipprandis; 1992 Niederlungwitz, Reinholdshain (1974 Ebersbach), Wernsdorf (1973 Voigtlaide)
German |
In Blau eine silberne Burg mit Zinnenmauer und breitbedachtem, mit rotweißen Fähnchen bestecktem Turm; rechts vom Turm ein dreimal rotsilbern schräggeteilter Schild, links ein zugewendeter gesichtiger silberner Halbmond. |
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Origin/meaning
The arms show a city wall with gate flanked by a crescent and a small shield. The small shield probably replaced the sun, as sun and crescent are commonly used on medieval seals and refer to eternity (day and night). The small shield shows t he arms of the Lords of Schönburg, to whom the city belonged in the 14th century. The composition with the shield already appeared on the seal of 1576.
The municipal stamp shown in 1892 |
Seal from around 1900-1920 |
Seal from around 1900-1920 |
Seal from around 1900-1920 |
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900) |
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
The arms in the Abadie albums |
Postal cancellation 1990 |
Literature: Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984