Zwönitz
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ZWÖNITZ
State : Sachsen
District (Kreis) : Erzgebirgskreis (until 2008 Chemnitzer Land)
Additions : 1934 Niederzwönitz; 1952 Lenkersdorf; 1976 Kühnhaide; 1998 Dorfchemnitz; Brünlos, Günsdorf
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Origin/meaning
The arms are used since 1897 and are based on the founding of the Cistercian monastery Grünhain. The monastery was founded by monks from the Sittichenbach monastery in Mansfeldischen. Sittich means parrot, hence the parrot in the arms.
Seal from around 1900 |
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature: Bensing et al., 1984; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums