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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Heidenau (Sachsen) city banner]](../images/d/de-pn-hd_.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2022
It is a blue-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2022
Shield parted per fess wavy, above Or an ancient ship Azure issuant from line of partition, beneath Azure charged with a lower demi-cogwheel Or.
Meaning:
The village was founded after 1150 in the Burgraviate of Dohna but not mentioned by name before 1347. Due to its loxation on the banks of the Elbe River and alongside a railway line, it became a place of various industries in the 19th century. The ship is symbolising shipping on the river and the cogwheel industries. The arms are based on a village seal of Mügeln frpm 1814. Mügeln and Gommern merged with Heidenau in 1920.
Source: Bensing et alii 1984, pp.193-194
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2022
The banner was approved on 23 May 1990. The arms were approved on 29 May 1931 by Minister of Interior of Sachsen.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2022
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