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'''MITTWEIDA''' | '''MITTWEIDA''' | ||
State : [[Sachsen]]<br/> | State : [[Sachsen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Mittelsachsen]] (until 2008 [[Mittweida (kreis)|Mittweida]])<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Mittelsachsen]] (until 2008 [[Mittweida (kreis)|Mittweida]])<br/> | ||
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) | 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) | ||
[[File:mittweida.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:mittweida.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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| In Gold ein schwarzer Löwe mit roter Zunge und Bewehrung. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===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 15<sup>th</sup> century seals of the city and have not changed since. The arms were officially granted in 1894 and again in 1938. | The arms are those of the [[Margravate of Meissen|Counts of Meissen]], who were Lords of Mittweida until 1423. The arms with the lion already appear in the oldest 15<sup>th</sup> century seals of the city and have not changed since. The arms were officially granted in 1894 and again in 1938. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:mittweida.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1892.jpg|center|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:mittweida.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Bensing et al., 1984; www.mittweida.de | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Bensing et al., 1984; www.mittweida.de | ||
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[[Category:Sachsen]] | [[Category:Sachsen]] | ||
[[Category:Mittelsachsen]] | [[Category:Mittelsachsen]] |
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