Oederan City (Germany)

Stadt Oederan, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Sachsen

Last modified: 2023-01-07 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Oederan Banner
• Oederan Banner 1900
• Oederan Coat of Arms

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Oederan City

Oederan Banner

It is a yellow-blue horizontal bicolour with centred coat of arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2023

Oederan Banner 1900

It was a yellow-blue vertical bicolour.
Source: presentation of Klaus Günther, held on DVT 29 in Hamburg on 16 October 2021
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2023

Oederan Coat of Arms

Shield Azure an impending building Or with three stairs, two towers with roofs Gules and an inescutcheon Azure on its gate, charged with a wheel Or.
Meaning:
Located around important cross roads a settlement of merchants developed in the 12th century, followed by a settlement of miners in the 13th century. Since 1286 the status of a market town is proven. Mining increased and Oederan gained the privileges of a mining city in 1583. The main business line had been textiles industry. The pattern of the arms is based on a stamp from 1550. The wheel is symbolising that the city could be reached only by waggons but not by ship. The building is symbolising the status of a city.
Source: Bensing et alii 1984, pp.331-332
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2023

The current banner is in use without approval. The arms are traditional.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2023

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