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Olbernhau City (Germany)

Stadt Olbernhau, Erzgebirgskreis, Sachsen

Last modified: 2022-09-10 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Olbernhau city banner] 5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2022
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Olbernhau City

Olbernhau Banner

It is a white-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2022

Olbernhau Coat of Arms

Shield parted per fess, above Azure three firs Argent ordered per pale, below barry wavy of nine of Argent and Azure.
Meaning:
The firs are symbolising forest and timber industry, the lower half is a representation of the Flöha River. Older seals displayed an additional frog in a wreath on base. The frog was taken from the family arms of the Counts of Loß, who owned Olbernhau Manor in the 18th century. Olbernhau was elevated to a city in 1902.
Source: Bensing et alii 1984, pp.334-335
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2022

The arms were granted in 1902.
Klaus-Michael Schneider,


Pfaffroda Borough

Pfaffroda Banner

[Pfaffroda borough banner] 5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2022

It is a vertical tricolour enhanced parted by two bends sinister of red over green over blue. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top upon the line of partition between the red and the green field.
Source: presentation of Klaus Günther given in Hamburg on 16 October 2021
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2022

Pfaffroda Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pall, above Or a fir Vert flanked by two smaller firs of the same, at dexter Argent three fish Vert in pale, at sinister Vert a heraldic rose of Gules and Argent seeded Or.
Source: presentation of Klaus Günther given in Hamburg on 16 October 2021
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2022


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