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'''CHEMNITZER LAND (GC)'''  
'''CHEMNITZER LAND (GC)'''  

Revision as of 19:12, 5 November 2012

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CHEMNITZER LAND (GC)

State : Sachsen
Additions : 1994 Glauchau, Hohenstein-Ernsttal, Chemnitz (partly)
Incorporated into : 2008 Zwickau

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 12, 1995.

The lion is the lion of the County of Meissen, as a large part of the district historically belonged to Meissen. The bends are derived from the arms of the County and Counts of Schönberg, as parts of the district also belonged to Schönberg.

Literature : Linder and Olzog, 1996.