Last modified: 2023-01-07 by 
klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: halsbruecke | aqueduct | engine house | chimney |
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![[Halsbrücke municipal banner]](../images/d/de-mn-hb_.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Jan 2023
It is a green-white vertical bicolour with centred coat of arms.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Jan 2023
![[Halsbrücke municipal flag]](../images/d/de-mn-hb.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Jan 2023
It is a green-white horizontal bicolour with centred coat of arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Jan 2023
Shield Argent, issuant from base an aqueduct Vert with three arches, above parted by a black line, at dexter Vert with windows Sable and a two-level-spire under hammer and mallet Sable in saltire, at sinister a chimney Vert with annex of the same under poker, fork and broach in fan all Sable.
Meaning:
The village was first mentioned in 1349. Originally it belonged to the Cistercian Altzella Monastery and since the 16th century to the city of Freiberg under the sovereignty of the Electorate of Sachsen. The bridge (German: Brücke) is a representation of the former name giving aqueduct. The house is a representation of the engine house of Großes Geschrei (= loud shouting), a pit (see this photo). The chimney is a representation of the so called "high stack", which had been the highest chimney in Europe, having a height of 140 metres and a weight of 5.4 Mio metric tons (see German WIKIPEDIA). Hammer and mallet are the symbols of mining. Poker, fork and broach are tools used for forging.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Jan 2023
Flag, banner and arms were approved on 21 May 2012.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Jan 2023
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