Chemnitz

	CHEMNITZ Country: Germany State: Sachsen District (Kreis):Free urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt) Also:Karl-Marx-Stadt (1953-1989) Additions: 1880 Schlosschemnitz 1900 Altchemnitz 1900 Altendorf 1900 Gablenz 1900 Kappel 1904 Hilbersdorf 1907 Bernsdorf 1909 Helbersdorf 1913 Borna 1913 Furth 1919 Ebersdorf 1919 Markersdorf 1929 Reichenhain 1929 Rottluff 1950 Adelsberg 1934 Niederhermersdorf 1934 Oberhermersdorf 1950 Erfenschlag 1950 Glösa-Draisdorf 1933 Draisdorf 1933 Glösa 1950 Harthau 1950 Rabenstein 1897 Niederrabenstein 1897 Oberrabenstein 1950 Schönau 1922 Neustadt 1935 Siegmar 1920 Stelzendorf 1922 Reichenbrand 1994 Euba 1997 Einsiedel 1935 Berbisdorf 1997 Klaffenbach 1997 Kleinolbersdorf-Altenhain 1974 Altenhain 1974 Kleinolbersdorf 1999 Grüna 1999 Mittelbach 1999 Röhrsdorf 1999 Wittgensdorf Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.83070000000000021600499167107045650482177734375,"lon":12.922599999999999198507794062606990337371826171875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Im gespaltenen Schild rechts in Gold zwei blaue Pfähle, links in Gold einen schwarzen, rot bewehrten Löwen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms combine the arms of the county Landsberg (Pales) and the county Meissen (lion). These were used by the Dukes of Sachsen of the Wettin family (see also Dresden), as they were Counts of both counties. Since the 15^th century the city has used seals with the two complete arms, in the 18^th century these were combined in a divided shield as in the above arms.

As a crest the city has used for a long time two buffalo horns with 10 small banners, see image below. Recently the city started to use the crest again.

Image gallery

Seals of the city from around 1892
The arms in a German album +/- 1910
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)
Seal of the city from around 1900-1920
Seal of the city from around 1900-1920
Seal of the city from around 1900-1920
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in a 1936 album
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in a 1930s album
Postal cancellation 1980
Postal cancellation 1988

Heraldic Bibliography:Bensing et al., 1984

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