Ostritz

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OSTRITZ

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Görlitz (until 2007 Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis
Additions : 1994 Leuba

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms show a nun in a city gate. The nun refers to the Cistercian Convent of Rosenthal, around which the city developed. The composition already appeared on the seal of the city from around 1400.