Penig City (Germany)

Stadt Penig, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Sachsen

Last modified: 2023-01-06 by klaus-michael schneider
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Penig City

Penig Banner

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

Penig Banner 1896

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

Penig Coat of Arms

Renaissance shield Argent a heraldic rose Gules seeded Or and barbed Vert.
Meaning:
The Lordship of Penig was separated from the Lordship of Rochsburg in the imperil territory of Pleißenland in 1436. It was ruled by the Burgraves of Leisnig until 1538 and became a fiefdom of the Duchy of Sachsen with the Lords of Schönburg as vassals. The settlement was walled at the end of the 13th century and mentioned as a city in 1313. The arms are those of the Burgraves of Altenburg. A branch of that kin ruled the Penigerland in the 13th and 14th century.
Source: Bensing et alii 1984, pp.345-346
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2023

The banner was approved on 26 May 1994. The arms are traditional.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Jan 2023

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