Hartha City (Germany)

Stadt Hartha, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Sachsen

Last modified: 2023-01-07 by klaus-michael schneider
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Hartha City

Hartha Banner

It is a blue-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2023

Hartha Banner 1899

It was a blue-yellow vertical bicolour.
Source: presentation of Klaus Günther, held on DVT 29 in Hamburg on 16 October 2021
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2023

Hartha Coat of Arms

Shield Azure a quadrangular tower Or masoned Sable with pitched roof Gules.
Meaning:
Hartha was first mentioned as a village in 1223 and as an unfortified city in 1445. Around 1400 it belonged to the Lordship of Kriebstein and since 1588 to the Electorate of Sachsen. The meaning of the tower is not known.
Source: Bensing et alii 1984, pp.190-191
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2023

The current banner is used without approval. The arms were granted in 1512 by Duke Georg the Bearded of Sachsen.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2023

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