Neustadt an der Orla
NEUSTADT AN DER ORLA
State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Saale-Orla Kreis
Additions : 1950 Moderwitz; 1976 Molbitz; 1993 Lichtenau, Neunhofen; 2010 Breitenhain
German | In Blau drei silberne Türme, der niedrige und starke Mittelturm breitbedacht, die übereck stehenden Seitentürme spitzbedacht; auf dem Mittelturm ein goldener Adler; vor dem Tor ein gelehnter goldener Schild, darin ein schwarzer Löwe. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The combination of the three towers and the eagle already appeared on the seal of the city from 1403. The meaning of the eagle is not clear, it has been explained as a canting element for the Orla river (Orla can be translated as eagle-stream), or the Arnshaugk (eagle's nest) castle. The eagle has also been explained as a symbol for the medieval Pfalz Sachsen, which used a gold eagle on a blue field as its arms. The three towers are a symbol for the city itself.
The small shield shows the arms of the Counts of Meissen, indicating that the city at the time was a possession of the Counts of Sachsen(-Meissen).
The municipal stamp shown in 1892 |
Seal from around 1900 |
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
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