Leipzig

LEIPZIG Country : Germany State : Sachsen District (Kreis) : Free urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt) Additions: 1889 Anger-Crottendorf 1889 Reudnitz 1890 Eutritzsch 1890 Gohlis 1890 Neureudnitz 1890 Neuschönefeld 1890 Neustadt 1890 Sellerhausen 1890 Thonberg 1890 Volkmarsdorf 1891 Connewitz 1891 Kleinzschocher 1891 Lindenau 1891 Lößnig 1891 Plagwitz 1891 Schleußig 1892 Neusellerhausen 1910 Dölitz 1910 Dösen 1910 Möckern 1910 Probstheida 1910 Stötteritz 1910 Stünz 1915 Mockau 1915 Schönefeld 1922 Großzschocher-Windorf 1897 Großzschocher 1897 Windorf 1922 Leutzsch 1922 Paunsdorf 1922 Wahren 1930 Abtnaundorf 1930 Knautkleeberg 1930 Schönau 1930 Thekla 1935 Portitz 1936 Knauthain; 1993 Hartmannsdorf 1995 Lausen 1996 Plaußig 1997 Seehausen 1999 Böhlitz-Ehrenberg 1934 Gundorf 1999 Engelsdorf 1999 Holzhausen 1999 Knautnaundorf 1988 Eythra 1974 Bösdorf 1999 Liebertwolkwitz 1999 Lindenthal 1999 Lützschena-Stahmeln 1999 Miltitz 1934 Grossmiltitz 1934 Kleinmiltitz 1999 Mölkau 1999 Wiederitzsch 2000 Burghausen 2000 Rückmarsdorf 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":51.3395000000000010231815394945442676544189453125,"lon":12.3752499999999994173549566767178475856781005859375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In gespaltenem Schild rechts in Gold einen nach rechts aufsteigenden rot gezungten und rot bewehrten schwarzen Meißner Löwen, links in Gold zwei blaue Landsberger Pfähle.
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Origin/meaning

Leipzig developed around a castle built in the early 11^th century. The new town received city rights in 1165 from the Counts of Meissen. The city became one of the largest cities in, first Meissen, later Sachsen.

The arms show the lion of Meissen and the pales of Landsberg (compare Dresden and Chemnitz). The latter are derived from the arms of the Counts of Landsberg, who ruled the area in the early 13^th century.

The arms are used since 1468, before that date only the lion of Meissen was used. The city gradually received more freedom from the rule of the Counts of Meissen and in 1423 the city ruled itself, without vassals. Most likely it was decided shortly afterwards to add the pales of Landsberg.

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  Seal from the 13th century(source)

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  The arms in a 16th century manuscript

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  Seal from around 1900

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  The arms in an album from around 1910

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  The great arms of the 1920s

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  The arms on a trade stamp, 1920s

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  The arms on a tobacco card, 1912

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  The arms in the Abdulla albums

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

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  The arms on a DDR stamp

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  Municipal seal, 1960s

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  The arms on a manhole cover

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  Postal cancellation 1982

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  Postal cancellation 1989

Literature: Benzing et al, 1984