Mittweida

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MITTWEIDA

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Mittelsachsen (until 2008 Mittweida)
Additions: 1900 Rößgen; 1911 Neudörfchen; 1923 Kockisch; 1973 Zschöppichen; 1994 Ringethal (1952 Falkenhain); 1996 Frankenau (1974 Thalheim (1923 Niederthalheim, Oberthalheim); 1999 Lauenhain-Tanneberg (1994 Lauenhain, Tanneberg)

Wappen von Mittweida/Arms (crest) of Mittweida
Official blazon
German In Gold ein schwarzer Löwe mit roter Zunge und Bewehrung.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are those of the Counts of Meissen, who were Lords of Mittweida until 1423. The arms with the lion already appear in the oldest 15th century seals of the city and have not changed since. The arms were officially granted in 1894 and again in 1938.

Siegel von Mittweida

The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Wappen von Mittweida/Coat of arms (crest) of Mittweida

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925





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Literature: Bensing et al., 1984; www.mittweida.de