Lommatzsch

	LOMMATZSCH Country : Germany State : Sachsen District (Kreis) : Meissen Additions: (to see click on expand) 1904 Messa 1905 Domselwitz 1973 Altlommatzsch 1973 Jessen 1994 Dörschnitz 1935 Paltzschen 1994 Neckanitz 1994 Piskowitz 1994 Striegnitz 1994 Wachtnitz 1994 Wuhnitz 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":51.1951999999999998181010596454143524169921875,"lon":13.309400000000000119371179607696831226348876953125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Silber eine wachsende schwarzgefugte rote Zinnenmauer, daraus wachsend ein rotes Gebäude mit kreuzbestecktem Giebel – darunter drei silberne Bogenfenster – und zwei gezinnten Seitentürmen mit silberbeknauften, blaugeschindelten Spitzdächern und je vier silbernen Bogenfenstern (2/1/1); im offenen silbernen Tor unter hochgezogenem schwarzem Fallgatter ein schwarzer Löwe.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The oldest known seal of the city dates from the 15^th century and already shows a gate with the lion. Although the actual size and shape of the gate/castle varied widely, the basic composition remained the same. The lion is the lion of Meissen.

Image gallery

The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Seal from around 1900
Seal from around 1900
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the early 1980s
Postal cancellation 1986
Postal cancellation 1998

Literature: Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984

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