Marktredwitz

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Wappen von Marktredwitz/Arms (crest) of Marktredwitz
MARKTREDWITZ

Country : Germany
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State : Bayern
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District (Kreis) : Wunsiedel
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Official blazon
German Geteilt von Gold und Rot; oben ein wachsender, rot gezungter schwarzer Adler, unten an der Teilung ein unterhalbes silbernes Rad.
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Origin/meaning

Marktredwitz received city rights in 1384 and the oldest known seal dates from 1441. The seal already shows the above arms.

The eagle in the upper half is the Imperial eagle, as the city was historically an imperial possession. The wheel in the lower half is a canting symbol, Rad meaning wheel. All later seals and images have shown the above arms, although the colours have sometimes been changed during the centuries.

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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.




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