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	DÖBELN Country : Germany State : Sachsen District (Kreis) : Mittelsachsen (until 2008) Döbeln) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1922 Keuern 1922 Kleinbauchlitz 1922 Sörmitz 1932 Großbauchlitz 1932 Zschackwitz 1950 Gärtitz 1950 Masten 1950 Zschäschütz 1974 Oberranschütz 2011 Ebersbach 2013 Ziegra-Knobelsdorf (partly) 2016 Mochau Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":51.11699999999999732835931354202330112457275390625,"lon":13.1179000000000005599076757789589464664459228515625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Gold eine silbergefugte schwarze Zinnenmauer mit drei geschlossenen goldenen Toren, auf der Mauer drei unterschiedlich gestaltete blaue rotbedachten Zinnentürme mit je zwei goldene übereinander liegende Fensteröffnungen. Auf den Dächern je zwei goldene Knaufe, der rechte mit einem. Zwischen den Türmen, der mittlere ist der höhere, je eine rote nach rechts wehenden Fahne.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show a city view and two banners. The composition already appeared on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from 1325. All later seals show the same composition.

Image gallery

Seal of the city from around 1900
Seal of the city from around 1900
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in the Continentale Verlags-Anstalt album, +/- 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Postal cancellation 1981
Postal cancellation 2004

Literature: Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984

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