Freiberg
FREIBERG
State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Mittelsachsen (until 2008 Freiberg)
Additions : 1907 Freibergsdorf; 1908 Friedeburg; 1957 Loßnitz; 1979 Halsbach; 1994 Kleinwaltersdorf, Zug; 2012 Muldenhütten
| German |
In Blau eine zinnengekrönte, in der Mitte erhöhte silberne Bossenmauer mit offenem Tor und hochgezogenem Fallgatter, dahinter drei silberne Rundtürme mit roten Dächern und goldenen Fähnchen auf goldenen Knäufen; der Mittelturm höher und stärker; das Tor belegt mit einem goldenen Schild, darin ein schwarzer Löwe. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on June 1, 1899.
The composition already appears on the seals of the city from 1227 and show the city itself, with a small shield of the Margraviate of Meissen, in which the city was situated at the time. The small shield showed different arms from 1227-1305, i.e. a divided shield with in one half three pales and in the other the lion (see also Leipzig and Chemnitz), which were the arms of the Margraviate at the time.
 The seal from 1227 |
 The seal from 1305 |
Although the wall and towers, as well as the colours of the small shield, were shown differently during the centuries, the basic composition is unchanged since 1305.
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 Seals from around 1900-1920 |
 Seal from around 1900-1920 |
 The arms on a postcard +/- 1910 |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms in a 1936 album |
 Municipal stationery, 1960s |
 The arms in the 1980s |
 The arms on a medal from 1965 |
 Postal cancellation 1986 |
Series of covers from 1986:
Freiberg 1227
Freiberg 1305
Freiberg 1725
Freiberg 1867
Freiberg 1885
Literature: Benzig et al, 1985; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s