Netzschkau

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NETZSCHKAU

State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Vogtlandkreis
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft : Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Netzschkau-Limbach
Additions : 1999 Brockau

Official blazon

In Silber auf grünem Rasen ein Gärtner in blauer Arbeitskleidung, eine frischgepflanzte Linde festbindend; im rechten Obereck eine aus den Wolken ragende Hand, die aus einem Krug Wasser auf den Baum herabgießt

Origin/meaning

The arms are known from an 18th century seal of the city and have a religious meaning, the Lord providing the strnegth for the development of the city (symbolised by watering the tree). The seals also showed a legend : Durch Gottes reichen Segen und meiner obern Pflege.