Döbeln (kreis)

	LANDKREIS DÖBELN (DL) Döbeln District Country : Germany State : Sachsen Incorporated into: 2008 Mittelsachsen Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":51.1167001000000027488567866384983062744140625,"lon":13.1166999000000004116373020224273204803466796875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Gespaltenen von Gold und Silber/Grün vorn ein schwarzer Meißner Löwe, hinten das Döbelner Stadtwappen.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 31, 1993.

The lion is the lion of the County of Meissen, as the district historically belonged to Meissen. The two pales are the colours of Sachsen, whereas the small shield shows the arms of the city of Döbeln.

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Postal cancellation

Literature: Linder and Olzog, 1996.

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