List of coats of arms in Saxony

This list with its sub-lists, which can be reached via the navigation bar below, contains - sorted according to the administrative structure - the coat of arms of the state of Saxony shown in Wikipedia . The state of Saxony is divided into ten districts and three independent cities.

Coat of arms of the Free State of Saxony

The coat of arms goes back to the former Kingdom of Saxony . However, the origin of the coat of arms is derived from the Anhalt line of the Askanians . Its escutcheon was divided nine times by black and gold. Although the shield appeared as early as the 12th century, the green diamond wreath was not put on until around 1150. It stands for the abandonment of the Ascanian house of Saxony-Wittenberg to its home country in Saxony-Lauenburg and owes its shape to the Gothic architectural style. When the male Ascanian line died out, the Margraves of Meissen took over the electoral dignity and the coat of arms.

Various other dominions and territories use similar coats of arms, which vary in the number and order of the black and gold stripes or lead the green diamond wreath straight or curved.

State coat of arms of
Saxony
( article )

Coat of arms of the districts of the Free State of Saxony

Coats of arms of the independent cities of the Free State of Saxony

Former counties and historical coats of arms

Coat of arms of the districts dissolved in 2008

Coat of arms of the cities that were independent until 2008

Coat of arms of the districts that were dissolved in 1994–1996

Note: The districts that existed in 1990–1994 / 1996 correspond to the districts created in the GDR . Coats of arms did not have this (with official status) until after 1990. Most districts, however, carried the city arms of the district town.

Incomplete list.

Blazons and Notes

↑ Free State of Saxony: "The state coat of arms shows a diagonal green diamond wreath in the field divided nine times by black and gold."
(Art. 2, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution of the Free State of Saxony ( Memento of the original from January 31, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: Der Archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. From May 27, 1992) @1@ 2

↑ Chemnitz: “The“ Great Coat of Arms ”of the city of Chemnitz shows two blue posts on the right in gold in the split shield, on the left a black, red armored lion in gold. Above the red-lined helmet with a medallion and a blue-silver blanket, it shows a golden crown, growing out of it, two silver buffalo horns with mouth holes, both of which are decorated with five three-leaved silver linden twigs on the outside. Only the shield is used as a 'small coat of arms'. "
(Section 4, Paragraph 2 of the main statute of the city of Chemnitz ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check Original and archive link according to instructions and then remove this note. ) @1@ 2

↑ Dresden: "Split golden shield; in front a black lion, behind two black stakes. "

↑ Leipzig: “Split: front in gold red-tongued and armored black lion; two blue posts on the back in gold. ”
(Section 2, Paragraph 1 of the Main Statute of the City of Leipzig ( Memento of the original dated December 16, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note .; PDF; 145 kB) @1@ 2

↑ Landkreis Bautzen: “Divided by blue over a three-tinned golden wall with black wall strokes. The battlements are made up of five layers of brick, including the battlements. The 19 bricks are positioned horizontally, with eleven bricks shown cut. "
( Approved on January 14, 1992 by RP Dresden. )

↑ district Chemnitzer Land: "The coat of arms of the district shows three times obliquely from red and silver right divided shield a right border, rotbewehrten and -bezungten black lion."
(§ 3 para 2 of the. Main statutes of the district Chemnitzer Land ( no side longer available , Search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. From October 24, 2001, approved on January 12, 1995 by the RP Chemnitz. )@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.lra-cl.de

^ Döbeln district : "Split of gold and silver / green in front a black Meißner lion , behind the Döbelner city coat of arms."
(§ 1 paragraph 2 of the main statute of the district of Döbeln ( Memento of the original of September 29, 2007 in the Internet archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. , Approved on August 31, 1993 by the RP Leipzig. ) @1@ 2

^ Freiberg district: "Divided, above in gold a growing, red-armored and tongue-tongued black lion; below in black two diagonally crossed golden mountain hammers. ”
( Website of the district , approved on September 10, 1996 by RP Chemnitz. )

^ Kamenz district: "Split; in front a silver wavy bar in blue, above a golden linden leaf, underneath three 2: 1 interlaced golden rings; back in gold, black eagle flight. "
( Approved on February 16, 1998 by RP Dresden. )

↑ Leipziger Land: "The arms of the Leipziger Land is cleaved with eingepfropfter tip forward in green an obliquely left silver wave beams, back in gold a red reinforced and gezungter black lion, in the grafted spike in gold two blue stakes."
(§ 2 Para. 1 of the main statute of the district of Leipziger Land ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Approved on September 1, 1997 from RP Leipzig. )@1@ 2

↑ District Mittweida: "In gold over three blue diagonal bars a black lion with a red tongue and reinforcement."
( Internet site of the district , approved on November 17, 1995. )

↑ Muldentalkreis: "Description of the coat of arms: A green and silver Göpel with curved oblique lines in front, behind and below, each accompanied by a green flower with four petals arranged in the form of a cross."
( Website of the district , approved on March 10, 1995)

↑ Lower Silesian Oberlausitzkreis: "In blue above a golden wall covered with a three-leaved green linden branch with three battlements and a golden shield, in which a red-armored black eagle covered with a soaring silver crescent, the cavity of which is decorated with a cross."
(§ 3 para. 1 of the main statutes of the Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia District ( Memento of July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), approved on July 21, 1995 by the RP Dresden. )

↑ Landkreis Zwickauer Land: “The quartered heraldic shield contains the following symbols:
- at the top front in blue a double-tailed lion, divided in gold and silver, with a red tongue and red reinforcement (Pleissenland lion)
- at the top, at the top, divided diagonally three times by red and silver (Schönburgisches Coat of arms)
- in front below in silver golden inseminated black rose (Wildenfelser Rose)
- in the back below in black red crowned golden lion with red tongue and red reinforcement (Vogtslöwe) ”
(§ 1 Abs. 1 of the coat of arms statute of the district Zwickauer Land ( Memento des Originals vom July 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. , Approved on February 7, 1995 by the RP Chemnitz. ) @1@ 2

[1] Free State of Saxony: "The state coat of arms shows a diagonal green diamond wreath in the field divided nine times by black and gold."
(Art. 2, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution of the Free State of Saxony ( Memento of the original from January 31, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: Der Archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. From May 27, 1992) @1@ 2

[C-2] Chemnitz: “The“ Great Coat of Arms ”of the city of Chemnitz shows two blue posts on the right in gold in the split shield, on the left a black, red armored lion in gold. Above the red-lined helmet with a medallion and a blue-silver blanket, it shows a golden crown, growing out of it, two silver buffalo horns with mouth holes, both of which are decorated with five three-leaved silver linden twigs on the outside. Only the shield is used as a 'small coat of arms'. "
(Section 4, Paragraph 2 of the main statute of the city of Chemnitz ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check Original and archive link according to instructions and then remove this note. ) @1@ 2

[DD-3] Dresden: "Split golden shield; in front a black lion, behind two black stakes. "

[L-4] Leipzig: “Split: front in gold red-tongued and armored black lion; two blue posts on the back in gold. ”
(Section 2, Paragraph 1 of the Main Statute of the City of Leipzig ( Memento of the original dated December 16, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note .; PDF; 145 kB) @1@ 2

[BZ-5] Landkreis Bautzen: “Divided by blue over a three-tinned golden wall with black wall strokes. The battlements are made up of five layers of brick, including the battlements. The 19 bricks are positioned horizontally, with eleven bricks shown cut. "
( Approved on January 14, 1992 by RP Dresden. )

[GC-6] district Chemnitzer Land: "The coat of arms of the district shows three times obliquely from red and silver right divided shield a right border, rotbewehrten and -bezungten black lion."
(§ 3 para 2 of the. Main statutes of the district Chemnitzer Land ( no side longer available , Search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. From October 24, 2001, approved on January 12, 1995 by the RP Chemnitz. )@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.lra-cl.de

[DL-7] Döbeln district : "Split of gold and silver / green in front a black Meißner lion , behind the Döbelner city coat of arms."
(§ 1 paragraph 2 of the main statute of the district of Döbeln ( Memento of the original of September 29, 2007 in the Internet archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. , Approved on August 31, 1993 by the RP Leipzig. ) @1@ 2

[FG-8] Freiberg district: "Divided, above in gold a growing, red-armored and tongue-tongued black lion; below in black two diagonally crossed golden mountain hammers. ”
( Website of the district , approved on September 10, 1996 by RP Chemnitz. )

[KM-9] Kamenz district: "Split; in front a silver wavy bar in blue, above a golden linden leaf, underneath three 2: 1 interlaced golden rings; back in gold, black eagle flight. "
( Approved on February 16, 1998 by RP Dresden. )

[10] Leipziger Land: "The arms of the Leipziger Land is cleaved with eingepfropfter tip forward in green an obliquely left silver wave beams, back in gold a red reinforced and gezungter black lion, in the grafted spike in gold two blue stakes."
(§ 2 Para. 1 of the main statute of the district of Leipziger Land ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Approved on September 1, 1997 from RP Leipzig. )@1@ 2

[MW-11] District Mittweida: "In gold over three blue diagonal bars a black lion with a red tongue and reinforcement."
( Internet site of the district , approved on November 17, 1995. )

[12] Muldentalkreis: "Description of the coat of arms: A green and silver Göpel with curved oblique lines in front, behind and below, each accompanied by a green flower with four petals arranged in the form of a cross."
( Website of the district , approved on March 10, 1995)

[NOL-13] Lower Silesian Oberlausitzkreis: "In blue above a golden wall covered with a three-leaved green linden branch with three battlements and a golden shield, in which a red-armored black eagle covered with a soaring silver crescent, the cavity of which is decorated with a cross."
(§ 3 para. 1 of the main statutes of the Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia District ( Memento of July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), approved on July 21, 1995 by the RP Dresden. )

[14] Landkreis Zwickauer Land: “The quartered heraldic shield contains the following symbols:
- at the top front in blue a double-tailed lion, divided in gold and silver, with a red tongue and red reinforcement (Pleissenland lion)
- at the top, at the top, divided diagonally three times by red and silver (Schönburgisches Coat of arms)
- in front below in silver golden inseminated black rose (Wildenfelser Rose)
- in the back below in black red crowned golden lion with red tongue and red reinforcement (Vogtslöwe) ”
(§ 1 Abs. 1 of the coat of arms statute of the district Zwickauer Land ( Memento des Originals vom July 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. , Approved on February 7, 1995 by the RP Chemnitz. ) @1@ 2