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Gelenau in Erzgebirge Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Gelenau im Erzgebirge, Erzgebirgskreis, Sachsen

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Gelenau Banner


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Gelenau Coat of Arms


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Banner: It is a white-green vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top. Source: https://www.koenigsbanner.de/1452120000-gelenauerzgeb/12080-erz-gelenau-erzgeb.html Coat of Arms: Renaissance shield Or parted per fess; above Or a demi-lion issuant and parted per fess of Gules and Vert; beneath parted per pale, at dexter Gules two bobbins Or in saltire, at sinister Or a plough share Sable. Meaning: The lion is a differentiation of the family arms of the Lords of Schönburg, former local rulers. The bobbins are symbolising textiles industry, the plough share is symbolising agriculture. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelenau/Erzgeb.#Wappen

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