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'''BÄRENSTEIN''' | '''BÄRENSTEIN''' | ||
State : [[Sachsen]]<br/> | State : [[Sachsen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge]] (until 2008 [[Weisseritzkreis]] )<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge]] (until 2008 [[Weisseritzkreis]] )<br/> | ||
Additions : 1994 Lauenstein (1996 to [[Geising]])<br/> | Additions: 1994 Lauenstein (1996 to [[Geising]])<br/> | ||
Incorporated into : 2004 [[Altenberg (Erzgebirge)]] | Incorporated into: 2004 [[Altenberg (Erzgebirge)]] | ||
[[File:barenstein.gif|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:barenstein.gif|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Bärenstein was founded on an old village in 1491 and mentioned as a city in 1502. The arms are based on the arms of the founders, the Lords of Bernstein. | Bärenstein was founded on an old village in 1491 and mentioned as a city in 1502. The arms are based on the arms of the founders, the Lords of Bernstein. | ||
The arms are clearly canting (Bär=Bear) and are known since the 16<sup>th</sup> century as arms of the city. Until 1894 the town used a brown bear's head on a golden or silver field. In 1894 the town applied for confirmation of these arms, but as brown was not an official heraldic colour, the State Archives of Sachsen changed the arms in silver with a black bear (below). | The arms are clearly canting (Bär=Bear) and are known since the 16<sup>th</sup> century as arms of the city. Until 1894 the town used a brown bear's head on a golden or silver field. In 1894 the town applied for confirmation of these arms, but as brown was not an official heraldic colour, the State Archives of Sachsen changed the arms in silver with a black bear (below). | ||
[[File:barenste.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:barenste.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
Finally in 1997 the above arms were granted in black and gold. In addition to this, the arms have also been described twice as a blue head in a golden field, but these colours have never been used officially. <br/> | Finally in 1997 the above arms were granted in black and gold. In addition to this, the arms have also been described twice as a blue head in a golden field, but these colours have never been used officially. <br/> | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:barensteinz2.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | |align="center"|[[File:barensteinz2.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:barenstein-gold.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:barenstein-gold.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:barensteins.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> | |align="center"|[[File:barensteins.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature-Germany|Literature]] : Bensing, et al; Lexicon Städte und Wappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Leipzig, 1985; www.baerenstein.de | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Bensing, et al; Lexicon Städte und Wappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Leipzig, 1985; www.baerenstein.de | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities B|Barenstein]] | [[Category:German Municipalities B|Barenstein]] | ||