Zwickauer Land

ZWICKAUER LAND (Z)

State : Sachsen
Additions : 1994 Werdau, Zwickau (old)
Incorporated into : 2008 Zwickau (new)

Wappen von Zwickauer Land/Arms (crest) of Zwickauer Land

Official blazon

German

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on February 7, 1995.

The arms combine (parts of) the arms of the former rulers in the district. The lion in the first quarter is the lion of the Pleissenland area. The second quarter shows the arms of the Schönburg family, the third the rose of the Lords of Windenfels. The lion in the fourth quarter is the lion of the Vassals of Weida.

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