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klaus-michael schneider
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022
It is a black-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022
Renaissance shield parted per fess, above Or hammer and mallet Sable in saltire, beneath Gules a dialplate Argent charged with Roman numerals Sable and a sun with face of the same in centre.
Meaning:
As its name says, the city had its origin as a glass kiln of the Burgraviate of Dohna. During the 14th century two hammer mills were established. The settlement was first mentioned in 1445. It had been a place of silver mining since then. It had a mining law since 1490, a headmaster of mining in 1501 and gained mining and city rights according to the pattern of Annaberg in 1506. In 1554 members of the mining authorities gained the local high level cognisance. In 1634 city and mining facilities were destroyed. Since then mining declined and was ended completely in 1875. In 1845 the government appointed Ferdinand Adolf Lange as commissioner for the production of clocks. In 1878 a school for clockmakers was established. The oldest city seal from 1561 only displayed hammer and mallet as symbols of mining, the dialplate as symbol of clock making was added in 1912.
Source: Bensing et alii 1984, pp.152-153
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022
The banner is in use since 2000. The current arms were approved in 1912.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022
![[Reinhardtsgrimma borough banner]](../images/d/de-pn-gh-rg_.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022
It is a green-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022
Shield Argent parted by three connected bendlets of Azure-Argent-Azure and by three connected bendlets sinister wavy of Azure-Argent-Azure, in chief a deciduous tree Vert trunked Sable flanked by two conifers of the same, in base three grain ears issuant Vert in fess, at dexter flanch a cogwheel Sable, at sinister flanch hammer and mallet Sable, on heartpoint superimposing the crossing of the bendlets an inescutcheon Gules charged with an armour Argent.
Meaning:
The harness (armour) is referring to the Lords of Reinhardtsgrimma. An example of their arms can be found in the local church. The lords ruled most of the nine settlement cores of the current municipality. The three bendlets are symbolising an old trading route, the bendlets sinister wavy are symbolising the Lockwitz, a creek. The cogwheel is representing precision mechanics, hammer and mallet are representing mining. Both had been important business lines in the past. The trees are symbolising forestal riches. The seven branches of the deciduous tree are representing the seven villages of the municipalty. The grain ears are symbolising agriculture. The arms were designed on 1 April 1995.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 7 August 1996.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022
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