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Revision as of 05:33, 8 April 2023


MARKTREDWITZ

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge (until 1974 a free urban district)
Additions : 1978 Brand, Korbersdorf, Leutendorf, Lorenzreuth, Wölsau, Wölsauerhammer

Wappen von Marktredwitz/Arms (crest) of Marktredwitz
Official blazon
German Geteilt von Gold und Rot; oben ein wachsender, rot gezungter schwarzer Adler, unten an der Teilung ein unterhalbes silbernes Rad.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Marktredwitz received city rights in 1384 and the oldest known seal dates from 1441. The seal already shows the above arms.

The eagle in the upper half is the Imperial eagle, as the city was historically an imperial possession. The wheel in the lower half is a canting symbol, Rad meaning wheel. All later seals and images have shown the above arms, although the colours have sometimes been changed during the centuries.

Wappen von Marktredwitz

The first seal of the city
Seal of Marktredwitz

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Marktredwitz

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Wappen von Marktredwitz

The arms on a manhole cover

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.


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