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(de) Geteilt von Gold über Blau; oben ein wachsender schwarzer Löwe mit roter Zunge und Bewehrung, unten aus silbernem Dreiberg wachsend zwei rote Rosen an gekreuzten grünen Stielen. | (de) Geteilt von Gold über Blau; oben ein wachsender schwarzer Löwe mit roter Zunge und Bewehrung, unten aus silbernem Dreiberg wachsend zwei rote Rosen an gekreuzten grünen Stielen. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Schalkau was first mentioned in 1232. The city was ruled by Dukes of Sachsen-Meissen and the Counts of Schaumburg and received city rights in 1362. The oldest seal dates from the same time and showed already the same arms as above. The upper half shows the lion of the counts of Sachsen-Meissen, the lower two flowers in the colours of Schaumburg. The meaning of the flowers is not known. | Schalkau was first mentioned in 1232. The city was ruled by Dukes of Sachsen-Meissen and the Counts of Schaumburg and received city rights in 1362. The oldest seal dates from the same time and showed already the same arms as above. The upper half shows the lion of the counts of Sachsen-Meissen, the lower two flowers in the colours of Schaumburg. The meaning of the flowers is not known. | ||