Sächsische Schweiz

	LANDKREIS SÄCHSISCHE SCHWEIZ (PIR) Sächsische Schweiz District Country : Germany State : Sachsen Additions: 1994 Pirna 1994 Sebnitz Incorporated into: 2008 Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 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":50.9152813500000007707058102823793888092041015625,"lon":14.1400086262266544423482628189958631992340087890625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Auf grünem Feld ein silbernes von oben rechts nach unten links verlaufendes Wellenband.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on March 3, 1995.

The arms shows the Elbe river, flowing through agricultural land. At the same time the arms symbolise the two former districts. The arms were also used by the former Landkreis Pirna, but not officially granted.

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Postal cancellation

Literature: Linder and Olzog, 1996.

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