Johanngeorgenstadt
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JOHANNGEORGENSTADT
State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Erzgebirgskreis (until 2008 Aue-Schwarzenberg (until 1993 Schwarzenberg and from 1951-57 a free urban district)
Additions : 1935 Jugel, Wittigsthal; 1952 Steinbach
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms most likely date from the end of the 17th century when the city was founded in 1654 by Johann Georg I of Sachsen. The small shield indicate the importance of mining for the city.
Hupp showed the arms in different colours in the 1920s, see image below right.
Seal from around 1900 |
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
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Literature : Image from the http://www.johanngeorgenstadt.de; Bensing et al., 1986