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Waldheim City (Germany)

Stadt Waldheim, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Sachsen

Last modified: 2023-01-07 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Waldheim city banner] 5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Jan 2023
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Waldheim City

Waldheim Banner

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

Waldheim first Banner

[Waldheim 1st city banner] 5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Jan 2023

It was a blue-red vertical bicolour, which was replaced in 1896.
Source: presentation of Klaus Günther, held on DVT 29 in Hamburg on 16 October 2021
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Jan 2023

Waldheim Banner 1896

[Waldheim city banner 1896] 5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Jan 2023

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

Waldheim Coat of Arms

Shield Azure with orle Or, a tower Or masoned Sable with port and windows of the same, a narrowing base and a broad top having three parts with roofs Gules topped by crosslets Or.
Meaning:
Waldheim was first mentioned as a city in 1338. It belonged to the Margraves of Meißen, who had a local castle at least since 1271. In the 14th century the city was incorporated into the Lordship of Kriebstein. In 1404 the castle was transformed to an Augustine monastery, which was secularised in 1549. It was again transformed to a castle, later to an orphanage and finally to a prison. The arms are based on local seals. The pattern basically never changed since the 16th century. It is supposed that the building is a representation of the former town hall. In the current version the tower is exceeding the orle in chief and base.
Source: Bensing et alii 1984,pp.472-473
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Jan 2023

The banner was approved in 1997. The arms without orle were confirmed in 1896 by Main State Archive Dresden.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Jan 2023


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