Hirschfelde (Zittau)

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HIRSCHFELDE

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Görlitz (until 2008 Löbau-Zittau)
Additions : 1950 Rosenthal; 1974 Drausendorf; 1990 Wittgendorf; 2002 Dittelsdorf; 2005 Schlegel
Incorporated into : 2007 Zittau

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Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, showing a deer (Hirsch) on a field (Felde). The deer already appeared on the 16th and 17th century seals of the town.

Literature : Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s