Elterlein

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ELTERLEIN

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Erzgebirgskreis (until 2008 Annaberg)
Additions : 1996 Schwarzbach; 1999 Hermannsdorf

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms show a city gate and two small shields; the cross is the oldest symbol for the Counts of Meissen, to whom the city belonged until 1400. The other arms are those of the Veit von Schönburg family, who ruled the city afterwards.