Lommatzsch

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LOMMATZSCH

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Meissen
Additions : 1904 Messa; 1905 Domselwitz; 1973 Altlommatzsch, Jessen; 1994 Dörschnitz (1935 Paltzschen), Neckanitz, Piskowitz, Striegnitz, Wachtnitz, Wuhnitz

Official blazon

(de) 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.

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.

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