Lengenfeld (Vogtland)

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LENGENFELD (VOGTLAND)

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Vogtlandkreis
Additions : 1935 Grün; 1952 Wolfspfütz;1993 Plohn; 1994 Weißensand, Irfersgrün, Pechtelsgrün; 1999 Waldkirchen, Schönbrunn

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Origin/meaning

The arms show the local patron saint, St. Aegidius, with the small arms of the Lords of Meissen, the oldest known Lords of the city. The city uses these arms since around 1735.

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Seal from around 1900
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Seal from around 1900
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The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature : Bensing et al., 1984