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'''ELSTERBERG''' | '''ELSTERBERG''' | ||
State : [[Sachsen]]<br/> | State : [[Sachsen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Vogtlandkreis]]<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Vogtlandkreis]]<br/> | ||
Additions : 1972 Nosswitz; 1993 | Additions: 1972 Nosswitz; 1993 Görschnitz; 1994 Coschütz, Kleingera, Losa, Scholas; 1995 Cunsdorf | ||
[[File:elsterbe.jpg|center]] | [[File:elsterbe.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms show a two-towered castle with between the towers a canting magpie (Elster in German). The oldest seals of the city date from 1460 and show only the tower. | The arms show a two-towered castle with between the towers a canting magpie (Elster in German). The oldest seals of the city date from 1460 and show only the tower. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:elsterbergz1.jpg|center]] <br/>Seal of the city from around 1900. | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1892.jpg|center|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:elsterberg.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:elsterbergz1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal of the city from around 1900. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:elsterbergz2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal of the city from around 1900. | |||
|align="center"|[[File:elsterberg.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1956 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p1.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1983 | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Bensing et al., 1984; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s; | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Bensing et al., 1984; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s; | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities E]] | [[Category:German Municipalities E]] | ||
[[Category:Sachsen]] | [[Category:Sachsen]] | ||
[[Category:Vogtlandkreis]] | [[Category:Vogtlandkreis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:28, 28 January 2024
ELSTERBERG
State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Vogtlandkreis
Additions: 1972 Nosswitz; 1993 Görschnitz; 1994 Coschütz, Kleingera, Losa, Scholas; 1995 Cunsdorf
Origin/meaning
The arms show a two-towered castle with between the towers a canting magpie (Elster in German). The oldest seals of the city date from 1460 and show only the tower.
The magpie was only added in the 19th century to distinguish the arms from similar arms with a castle. The colours as shown above have been used since the middle of the 20th century.
 The municipal stamp shown in 1892 |
 Seal of the city from around 1900. |
 Seal of the city from around 1900. |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 Postal cancellation 1956 |
 Postal cancellation 1983 |
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Literature: Bensing et al., 1984; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s;