Mittweida City (Germany)

Stadt Mittweida, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Sachsen

Last modified: 2023-01-07 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Mittweida Coat of Arms

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Mittweida City

Mittweida Banner

It is a black-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Jan 2023

Mittweida first Banner

It was a black-red vertical bicolour, replaced in 1894.
Source: presentation of Klaus Günther, held on DVT 29 in Hamburg on 16 October 2021
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Jan 2023

Mittweida Banner 1894

It was a black-yellow vertical bicolour.
Source: presentation of Klaus Günther, held on DVT 29 in Hamburg on 16 October 2021
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Jan 2023

Mittweida Coat of Arms

Shield Or a lion rampant Sable, armed and tongued Gules.
Meaning:
The village of Mittweida probably existed shortly after 1200. It belonged to the County of Rochlitz and was mentioned as a city since 1268. The local council gained the high level cognisance in 1423, furthermore the manorial lordship of surrounding villages and parts of villages. The city was walled in the 15th century. Main business line had been textiles industry, first cloth and later linen. The arms are based on local seals, which displayed the lion of the Margraves of Meißen, the local rulers, since 1423.
Source: Bensing et alii 1984, pp.298-299
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Jan 2023

The banner was approved on 3 March 1994. The arms are traditional.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Jan 2023

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