Waldenburg City (Germany)

Stadt Waldenburg, Landkreis Zwickau, Sachsen

Last modified: 2022-12-10 by klaus-michael schneider
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Waldenburg City

Waldenburg Banner

It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Dec 2022

Waldenburg Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale of Argent and Gules an impending tower in counterchanged tinctures, with saddle roof flanked by two supported turrets and surrounded by a hexagonal wall masoned Sable.
Meaning:
The Lords of Waldenburg as imperial commisssionaires built a castle around 1170 near a ford over the Mulde River. The castle became their ancestral seat and the origin of local forest clearance. The lordship was sold to the Lords of Schönburg finally in 1378. The tower already appeared on city seals from the 15th century. The tinctures are those of the Schönburg kin.
Source: Bensing et alii 1984, pp.472-473
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Dec 2022

The banner is in use since 1991. The arms are traditional.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Dec 2022

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