Neustadt in Vogtland Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Neustadt im Vogtland, Vogtlandkreis, Sachsen

Last modified: 2022-08-12 by klaus-michael schneider
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Neustadt in Vogtland Municipality

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It is a green-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: §2(4) of the municipal Hauptsatzung, version 9 January 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2022

Neustadt Coat of Arms

Shield Or, on top of a mount issuant Vert parted by a saltire Argent a linden of the same having five leaves.
Meaning:
Linden and mount are representing the so called victors linden (German.: Siegerlinde) on top of the Bezelberg, a local mountain. The leaves are a representation of the settlement cores of Neustadt proper, Poppengrün, Siebhitz, Oberwinn and Neudorf. The saltire is a representation of the corossroads in Poppengrün, where the roads for salt transport between Thüringen, Böhmen, Sachsen and Bayern met one another.
Sources: §2(2) of the municipal Hauptsatzung, version 9 January 2015 and this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2022

Banner and arms were adopted by the local council.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2022

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