Torgau-Oschatz

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TORGAU-OSCHATZ (TO)

State : Sachsen
Additions : 1994 Oschatz, Torgau
Incorporated into : 2008 Nordsachsen

Wappen von Torgau-Oschatz/Arms (crest) of Torgau-Oschatz
Official blazon
German blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 12, 1996.

The lion is the lion of Meissen, as the area belonged for many centuries to the County of Meissen. The linden branch symbolises agriculture and the forests in the district. The wave in the base of the arms symbolises the Elbe river.


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Literature: Linder and Olzog, 1996.