Kitzscher

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KITZSCHER

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Leipzig (until 2008 Leipziger Land)
Additions : 1973 Thierbach; 1974 Dittmannsdorf (1935 Braußwig); 1998 Hainichen (1976 Trages)

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms show the black bars taken from the arms of the Von Kitzscher family, known from a seal of Richard von Kitzscher from 1440. The other half shows St. Nicholas, the local patron saint.

The previous arms were granted on September 24, 1975.