Petrovaradin

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Serbia - грбови Србиjе

PETROVARADIN (Петроварадин)

District : South Bačka
Part of Novi Sad

Origin/meaning

The arms of Petrovaradin date from the 17^th century. The first and fourth quarter show a two-headed eagle, the symbol of the Austian-Hungarian Empire. The second quarter shows Saint Peter, the patron saint of Petrovaradin (lit. translation Peters' Fortress) and the five golden pigeons in the third quarter symbolise freedom and the five nations of Petrovaradin at the time (Germans, Hungarians, Serbs, Croatians and Greeks). The armed hand may be the symbol of a fortress (Petrovaradin was the biggest fortress in Europe built by the French architect Voban in the 17^th century and was called Gibraltar on Danube).

The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932

Literature : Image send to me by Dragomir Acovic (acovic@EUnet.yu), background from Ivan Svircevic, Yugoslavia