Buchholz (Sachsen)

BUCHHOLZ (SACHSEN) Country : Germany State : Sachsen District (Kreis) : Erzgebirgskreis (until 2008 Annaberg) Incorporated into: 1949 Annaberg-Buchholz Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.56689999999999685087459511123597621917724609375,"lon":12.9964999999999992752464095246978104114532470703125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German

In Gold über einem grünen Hügel belegt mit einem kleinen silbernen Schild, darin gekreuzt schwarz Schlägel und Eisen; zwischen zwei roten Felsvorsprüngen, darauf je eine grüne Buche, auf der rechten Seite links davon ein schwarzes Huthaus mit silbernen Fenstern und Tür, die in blauem Gewand mit rotem Unterkleid bekleidete hl. Katharina, mit goldener Krone, Haar, und Heiligenschein, in der Rechten ein silbernes Schwert mit goldenem Griff und in der Linken ein schwarzes Rad.

English

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Origin/meaning

The arms show the patron saint of the city, St. Catherine with her symbol, the (broken) wheel. The two trees (Buche) are canting. Mining has been of importance in the area since the 15^th century, which is symbolised by the miner's tools.

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  Seal of the city from around 1900.

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  The arms in an album from around 1905

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  The arms in an album from around 1910

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  The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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  The arms in an album from around 1950

Literature: Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984

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