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<seo title="Wappen von Borna" titlemode="append"></seo>'''BORNA''' | |||
'''BORNA''' | |||
State : [[Sachsen]]<br/> | State : [[Sachsen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Leipzig (kreis)|Leipzig]] (until 2008 [[Leipziger Land]])<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Leipzig (kreis)|Leipzig]] (until 2008 [[Leipziger Land]])<br/> | ||
Additions : 1840 Haulwitz; 1934 Gnandorf; 1994 Eula; 2004 Wyhratal (1993 Neukirchen-Wyhra (1948 Neukirchen, Wyhra), | Additions: 1840 Haulwitz; 1934 Gnandorf; 1994 Eula; 2004 Wyhratal (1993 Neukirchen-Wyhra (1948 Neukirchen, Wyhra), Thräna, Zedtlitz) | ||
[[File:borna3.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms show in the upper right half the black lion of the Counts of Meissen, as the town was a longtime possession of the counts. The | The arms show in the upper right half the black lion of the [[Margravate of Meissen|Counts of Meissen]], as the town was a longtime possession of the counts. The upper left half shows the helmet and crest of the arms of the [[Margravate of Meissen|Counts of Meissen]], the so-called Jew's Head, a male bearded head with a special hat. The crest dates to medieval times, the meaning is not known. | ||
The base shows a church. The oldest seals of the city showed a church as the main symbol, with the two other elements as small figures above the church. The | The base shows a church. The oldest seals of the city showed a church as the main symbol, with the two other elements as small figures above the church. The church has been described as a symbol of the diocese of Merseburg, to which the city belonged. | ||
Until the middle of the 19th century the city used arms, based on the oldest seals. These arms were still shown by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the 1920s (see images below). In 1897 the present arms were officially granted. | Until the middle of the 19th century the city used arms, based on the oldest seals. These arms were still shown by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the 1920s (see images below). In 1897 the present arms were officially granted. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:borna5.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms from 1897 | |align="center"|[[File:borna5.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms from 1897 | ||
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The main colours, gold and blue, are derived from the Wettin family, Counts of Meissen. During the DDR times the arms were iften shown with a black lower field and only one main tower. In the 1990s the colours were restored. | The main colours, gold and blue, are derived from the Wettin family, [[Margravate of Meissen|Counts of Meissen]]. During the DDR times the arms were iften shown with a black lower field and only one main tower. In the 1990s the colours were restored. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:bornaz1.jpg|center]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | |align="center"|[[File:bornaz1.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:borna4.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms as shown around 1895 | |align="center"|[[File:borna4.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown around 1895 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:2941.aba.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:borna.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:borna.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:borna.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in DDR times | |align="center"|[[File:borna.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in DDR times | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984 | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities B]] | [[Category:German Municipalities B]] | ||