Sebnitz City (Germany)

Stadt Sebnitz, Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sachsen

Last modified: 2022-11-26 by klaus-michael schneider
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Sebnitz City

Sebnitz Banner

It is a yellow-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Nov 2022

Sebnitz Coat of Arms

Shield Azure on mount issuant Vert a stag passant Or.
Meaning:
The city was first mentioned in 1423. In 1451 it belonged to the Bohemian Lordship of Hohnstein, which was acquired the same year by the Electorate of Sachsen. Linen weaving had been the most important business line. The stag passant appeared on the oldest city seal from 1544, together with a circumscription "SIGILLVM CIVITATIS SEBLICENSIS". Later seals displayed a stag salient, proably alluding to the riches of deer in the surrounding forests.
Source:Bensing et alii 1984, pp.420-421
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Nov 2022

Banner and arms were approved on 30 April 1993.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Nov 2022

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