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County: [[Mrągowo (county)|Mrągowo]] | County: [[Mrągowo (county)|Mrągowo]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Mragowo's old German name was Sensburg, or scythe's town. The bear's claw is derived from the legend related to the name. Once a bear threatened the people in the area. They hunted the bear and cut off its paw with a scythe. Hence the name of the town and the claw in the arms. The bear fled and was finally killed in Rastenburg (present Kętrzyn), hence a bear in the arms of [[Kętrzyn]]. | Mragowo's old German name was Sensburg, or scythe's town. The bear's claw is derived from the legend related to the name. Once a bear threatened the people in the area. They hunted the bear and cut off its paw with a scythe. Hence the name of the town and the claw in the arms. The bear fled and was finally killed in Rastenburg (present Kętrzyn), hence a bear in the arms of [[Kętrzyn]]. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:sensburg.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:sensburg.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:sensburgz1.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | |align="center"|[[File:sensburgz1.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:mragowo1.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms as shown in | |align="center"|[[File:mragowo1.jpg|center|Arms of{{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown in 1970 | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Poland|'''Literature''']]: Plewako and Wanag, 1994 | |||
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[[Category:Polish Municipalities M]] | [[Category:Polish Municipalities M]] | ||
[[Category:Warmia i Mazury]] | [[Category:Warmia i Mazury]] | ||
[[Category:Mrągowo]] | [[Category:Mrągowo]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:57, 15 September 2023
MRĄGOWO
Province: Warmia i Mazury
County: Mrągowo
| Polish | blazon wanted |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
Mragowo's old German name was Sensburg, or scythe's town. The bear's claw is derived from the legend related to the name. Once a bear threatened the people in the area. They hunted the bear and cut off its paw with a scythe. Hence the name of the town and the claw in the arms. The bear fled and was finally killed in Rastenburg (present Kętrzyn), hence a bear in the arms of Kętrzyn.
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms as shown in 1970 |
Literature: Plewako and Wanag, 1994
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