Schwarzenberg (Erzgebirge)

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SCHWARZENBERG

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Erzgebirgskreis (until 2008 Aue-Schwarzenberg)
Additions : 1913 Obersachsenfeld; 1919 Neuwelt, Untersachsenfeld; 1920 Wildenau; 1995 Grünstädtel; 1999 Bermsgrün, Erla; 2008 Pöhla

Official blazon

In Rot ein silbern gerüsteten St. georg mit goldenem Federbusch auf dem Helm und goldener Lanze in der rechten Hand auf einem schwarzen Ross mit goldenem Zaumzeug im Kampf mit einem rotgezungten grünen Drachen.

Origin/meaning

St. George is the patron saint of the city and he already appeared on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from 1483. All later seals show the same composition, but sometimes the horse and knight is shown to face left instead of right.