Löbau
LÖBAU
State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Görlitz (until 2008 Löbau-Zittau)
Additions : 1934 Altlöbau; 1979 Oelsa; 1994 Eiserode, Großdehsa, Rosenhain; 1999 Ebersdorf; 2009 Kittlitz (1938 Laucha, Unwürde; 1974 Carlsbrunn, Krappe, Oppeln, Wohla; 1994 Georgewitz-Bellwitz (1970 Bellwitz, Georgewitz), Kleinradmeritz, Lautitz (1974 Glossen))
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Origin/meaning
The arms show two towers and the lion of Bohemia. The oldest known seal of the city dates from 1336 and shows the local patron saint, St. Nicholas. A second seal from 1404 also shows the saint, whereas a slightly younger seal shows a city gate with a small shield with the complete arms of Bohemia (lion, and a crest with a black wing). Later seals only showed the lion in the gate, without a shield, as shown above. Smaller seals did not show the gate, only the lion. The latter was also shown by Hupp in the 1920s as city arms, se ebelow.
 The municipal stamp shown in 1892 |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms in the Abadie albums |
Literature:Benzing et al, 1984