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[[Literature]] : Kartous et al, 1991; Slowakei - Spaziergänge durch die Jahrhunderte der Städte und Städchen. Piroda, Bratislava, 1994 (German version, ISBN 80-07-00531-5); Kartous and Vrte&#318; , 2000; Novakov, 2006
[[Literature]] : Kartous et al, 1991; Slowakei - Spaziergänge durch die Jahrhunderte der Städte und Städchen. Piroda, Bratislava, 1994 (German version, ISBN 80-07-00531-5); Kartous and Vrteľ , 2000; Novakov, 2006


[[Category:Slovak Municipalities K]]
[[Category:Slovak Municipalities K]]
[[Category:Kežmarok]]
[[Category:Kežmarok]]
[[Category:Granted 1463]]
[[Category:Granted 1463]]

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Civic heraldry of Slovakia (Slovenská Heraldika Miest a Obcí)
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KE&#142;MAROK

Region (kraj) : Prešov
District (okres) : Kežmarok

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1463, but are at least 20 years older.

The arms show in the lower part the bars of Hungary and in the upper part swords as a symbol for the fat that the city was a border town.

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The original letters patent from 1463
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The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1930

Literature : Kartous et al, 1991; Slowakei - Spaziergänge durch die Jahrhunderte der Städte und Städchen. Piroda, Bratislava, 1994 (German version, ISBN 80-07-00531-5); Kartous and Vrteľ , 2000; Novakov, 2006