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  • Polish municipalities starting with the letter A.
    13 members (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 16:21, 22 September 2018
  • |'''Polish''' ...letters HAEC AVIS PROTEGE (this bird will protect), and in the lower half a bear, the original symbol of the city.
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a tower and the Polish eagle, symbols for the status of a Royal town at the time.
    606 bytes (79 words) - 06:06, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...of eagle holding a pair of scissors. The composition has been derived from a 17th century seal.
    549 bytes (72 words) - 09:51, 4 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...nd in the base a symbol for agriculture. The town often uses the arms with a bar with the town's name over the upper part of the shield.
    688 bytes (98 words) - 13:58, 20 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show the Polish eagle holding a fish. The origin is not known, but the arms have been in use since the 15th
    620 bytes (85 words) - 05:58, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms are canting, showing an oak (dub/dab) branch and a mitre for a bishop.
    558 bytes (72 words) - 05:49, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms are based on the arms of [[Sławno]], with a wheat-ear as a symbol for the rural municipality.
    511 bytes (69 words) - 13:49, 20 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms are based on a 19th century seal, showing a bear entering the forest.
    548 bytes (70 words) - 15:21, 20 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The fortified tower with the Polish eagle indicate that Rytro was a royal fortified castle on the Hungarian border.
    655 bytes (87 words) - 06:10, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' Aleksandrow Lodzki was founded in 1822. The town developed from a village Bruzyca in the first half of the 19<sup>th</sup> century near the c
    715 bytes (101 words) - 13:44, 29 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...beehive and bees. The composition is canting (bartnik is bee-keeper, Barć a beehive).'''[[Literature]]''':
    552 bytes (70 words) - 13:54, 29 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...ki, who originated from the town. He became a marshal in 1919 and thus the Polish eagle is the crowned eagle used at the time.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...tree, which is a symbol for the many trees in the spa town, as well as for a famous tree planted by the poet Karl Eduard von Holtei.
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  • |'''Polish''' [[Category:Polish Municipalities A]]
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  • |'''Polish''' ...w the town's initial under a helmet with a crest showing a bull's horn and a elk's antler. The crest is derived from the arms of the Rogala family.
    696 bytes (93 words) - 10:50, 28 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a canting beaver (Bóbr).
    443 bytes (55 words) - 14:21, 30 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...their union gave the united community a new arms consisting of a cross and a star of David with hands shaking between two religious symbols.
    776 bytes (105 words) - 05:55, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...from the old Slavic word 'kol', meaning a place on the hill surrounded by a palisade.
    637 bytes (81 words) - 05:55, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show St. Nicholas, the local patron saint, and a domino stone, a canting element. The double five refers to the 10 centuries of inhabitation
    661 bytes (81 words) - 10:44, 22 April 2024
  • |'''Polish''' The upper part shows a wheel for the patron saint, St. Catherine, and a rose from the arms of the Kurozwecki family.
    644 bytes (81 words) - 18:13, 1 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' [[Category:Polish Municipalities A]]
    505 bytes (60 words) - 13:43, 29 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' [[Category:Polish Municipalities A]]
    496 bytes (57 words) - 13:41, 29 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...he statue, 9 m high, was erected as in honor of the new varieties, bred in a nearby potato farm in Biesiekierz.
    597 bytes (78 words) - 14:19, 30 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' The arms of the town show the Polish eagle with a breastshield with a red lion. The red lion is taken from the arms of the founder of the city in
    867 bytes (123 words) - 18:18, 1 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arm show a letter J for the village of Jastarnia and two fish forming a letter B for the village of Bor. The fish and the base refer to the Baltic
    531 bytes (74 words) - 18:18, 1 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...n as the village was situated on the route of the royal messengers and had a refreshing station for them.
    662 bytes (87 words) - 18:05, 1 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...arms of the Polish noble family (clan) Cholewa, who ruled the village for a long time.
    717 bytes (96 words) - 10:44, 22 April 2024
  • |'''Polish''' [[Category:Polish Municipalities A]]
    519 bytes (61 words) - 13:46, 29 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...the privilege of the Polish King Zygmunt August from 1568. The wavy bar is a representation of the Bug river.
    944 bytes (130 words) - 05:59, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...p>th</sup> century and show two oak trees behind a city wall. The oaks are a canting element, the name is derived from Pod Dabrowa, meaning close to the
    709 bytes (100 words) - 15:26, 20 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...of the Junosza also show a silver ram with golden horns in a red field on a green base.
    912 bytes (133 words) - 13:54, 29 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ..., was shown more like a goose. Only later the bird changed into a heron or a stork as in the present arms. The arms have not significantly changed since
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  • |'''Polish''' ...seal appears with only te Prussian eagle, with a small escutcheon with the Polish eagle. Hupp showed the rose again at the end of the 19th century, but the c
    1 KB (167 words) - 10:07, 28 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...lture. The escutcheon shows the Polish eagle. In the base of the shield is a wavy bar, symbolising the Warta river. The arms were devised and adopted in
    916 bytes (133 words) - 06:02, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...lized representation of the Vistula River and Kraków as the wellsprings of Polish culture.
    879 bytes (129 words) - 06:11, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...forests in the area and are shown in the Pollish colours. The ribbon shows a number of small shields depicting scenes from the local history and economi
    718 bytes (97 words) - 18:23, 1 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The dragon is based on a local legend, in which a dragon had visited the village. This legend is probably based on the dinosa
    677 bytes (87 words) - 13:55, 29 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...lity. The red apples with golden branches symbolize that Łososina Dolna is a fruit-growing area.
    730 bytes (98 words) - 14:13, 16 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...of Vandsburg and Zempelburg showed for Vandsburg a castle with in the gate a knight.
    982 bytes (149 words) - 12:55, 20 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a capital letter B and symbols for industry and leisure. The boat refers to t
    557 bytes (76 words) - 14:54, 28 March 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...ms directly refers to the national arms, because the city is the cradle of Polish democracy - until 1567 general noble conventions were held there. After the
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  • |'''Polish''' ...bol as Sokol means falcon in Polish. In the 1990s the falcon was placed on a tree and many different variations existed. Only in 2007 the current design
    1 KB (143 words) - 06:05, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...used the arms with the child, the now Polish city uses the female holding a ball.
    1 KB (190 words) - 14:20, 30 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' The arms are a colour variation of the arms of [[Przeworsk]] city.
    542 bytes (64 words) - 06:04, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' A previous version:
    557 bytes (68 words) - 19:12, 1 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...composition was also used by the Czatoryski family, who ruled the city for a long time. Compare also [[Siedlce]].
    980 bytes (142 words) - 06:07, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...t LIPNICA". So the coat of arms shows a linden tree (linden tree = Lipa in Polish) and the sword of King Wladyslaw Lokietek.
    1 KB (170 words) - 06:00, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...imneys for the local soda factory, a pile of salt for the salt mining, the Polish eagle and wheatears for agriculture.
    748 bytes (101 words) - 05:53, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms indicate that the municipality is a sea-side resort.
    543 bytes (71 words) - 06:01, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...ronomers of the Jagiellonian University. In this observatory the two first Polish comets were discovered: in 1925 - the Comet 1953C and in 1936 - the comet K
    831 bytes (114 words) - 06:14, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a deer hear with two crosses, the symbol for St. Hubertus, the local patron s
    580 bytes (78 words) - 18:12, 1 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms shows a canting hornbeam plant (grab).
    563 bytes (67 words) - 18:11, 1 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms were officially adopted in 1986, but have a longer history.
    711 bytes (90 words) - 05:48, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...mbols of the local patron saint, St. Adalbert of Prague (Święty Wojciech), a paddle and spears.
    537 bytes (68 words) - 14:45, 20 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms were adopte din 1969 and show the town's initial letter Ł and a symbol for the railways.
    510 bytes (63 words) - 14:19, 16 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...ys are taken from the coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Gniezno, to which a large number of villages in the municipality historically belonged.
    752 bytes (97 words) - 06:12, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a canting oak tree (Dąb).
    797 bytes (102 words) - 14:56, 20 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a column in the Ionic style with a bust of the statue of Władysław Reymont and the characters of his novel '
    776 bytes (105 words) - 05:56, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a canting saddle with elements from the arms of the city of [[Kwidzyn]] and w
    566 bytes (71 words) - 06:04, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a fountain as the village is a spa and health resort in the left half, and in the right half symbols taken
    741 bytes (101 words) - 05:51, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...eagl eof Upper Silezia, the region the town historically belonged to, and a small shield with symbols of agriculture and mining.
    585 bytes (81 words) - 14:24, 30 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...n). This, together with the green colour, refers to the Białowieża forest, a large nature reserve and the last place the wisent survived in the wild.
    984 bytes (139 words) - 14:19, 30 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a canting linden leaf and fruits.
    590 bytes (75 words) - 05:56, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The hawk is a canting element (Jastrząb) and also a reference to the tradition of trapping of hawks in the local forests. The o
    726 bytes (102 words) - 05:50, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...the fact that the village has been a possession of the Knights Templar for a long period of time.
    711 bytes (105 words) - 05:52, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms are a combination of the arms of the four municipalities in the county: [[Góra]], [[Wąsosz (Góra)|Wąsosz]], [[Niechlów]] and
    618 bytes (86 words) - 05:50, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a falcon, a canting symbol as Sokol means falcon in Polish.
    936 bytes (127 words) - 06:07, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...written records come from the 12<sup>th</sup> century). In 1817 it became a town and later an important industrial and railway centre.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...and the Concile of Konstanz in 1414 as a Polish representative (hence the Polish eagle around his neck).
    1 KB (150 words) - 06:08, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...the griffin of Pommerania, holding a small shield with the letters NW and a wheatear. The latter, together with the green field, refers to the agricult
    1 KB (143 words) - 15:00, 20 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...e the 16<sup>th</sup> century and show a crow, Wronke in Polish, making it a canting symbol.
    1 KB (148 words) - 06:13, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a canting beech tree (Buk), and a key as a symbol for the Bishops of Poznań, to whom the town historically belonged.
    853 bytes (113 words) - 10:44, 22 April 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...sion of the Bishops of Kammin. The sun and waves indicate that the area is a seaside resort.
    767 bytes (106 words) - 06:08, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms replaced a logo, adopted in 1991 showing a farmer under a tree.
    1 KB (170 words) - 13:41, 20 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The earliest record of the arms dates from 1565, from a seal on a document which stated that Pultusk will have the first public theatre in Po
    812 bytes (115 words) - 06:03, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...of the area for a longer period of time. Their arms showed a crescent over a sword.
    934 bytes (138 words) - 05:54, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...y and St. Joseph, patron saints of the churches in Barycz and Golcowa, and a crosier for St. Nicholas, patron saint of Domaradz.
    728 bytes (96 words) - 10:44, 22 April 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...ty for Zbigniew Zegota, who grante dthe first city rights to the city, was a membe rof the dynasty.
    580 bytes (76 words) - 14:14, 16 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' An older version, as seen in the 1990s with a deer coming from a chalice.
    698 bytes (97 words) - 16:01, 20 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...ghts. He also granted a seal with the above arms and the Prussian eagle as a supporter.
    980 bytes (142 words) - 10:44, 22 April 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...the patron saints of the town, St. Peter (key) and St. Paul (sword), with a B as the town's initial.
    526 bytes (72 words) - 14:21, 30 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...is taken from the arms of the Dunin-Borkowskich family, as the village was a possession of the family from the 14th until the 17th century.
    771 bytes (103 words) - 10:44, 22 April 2024
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show the Polish eagle and a symbol of medicine.
    1 KB (189 words) - 06:01, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show the Polish eagle, a thistle for the local nature and mining tools for the formerly important mi
    813 bytes (110 words) - 06:09, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...rtant for the development of the town. The flower is an ''Azalea'' flower, a very rare plant which can be found in the area. The blue refers to the San
    1 KB (167 words) - 05:58, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms were granted in 1936. The arms show a city wall with the letter A, the town's initial.
    959 bytes (140 words) - 13:43, 29 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...rms. Older seals show a composition of a wolf in front of a tree, and with a crown flying over its head. These are the arms of the Lords of Borcke, to w
    1 KB (161 words) - 06:12, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The horse is a direct reference to the Łąck stud farm, which was founded in 1923 and one
    769 bytes (104 words) - 14:23, 16 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...city dates from the same time and shows only a sea-griffin (an eagle with a fish tail). The sea-griffin was the arms of the Swenzo-family that ruled th
    1 KB (209 words) - 11:23, 20 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...in 1969 and show in the upper part the Polish eagle, and in the lower part a cog wheel, saw blade and flames, which symbolise the wood- and glass indust
    776 bytes (110 words) - 13:00, 20 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show part of the local belltower, a very typical landmark building in the municipality.
    632 bytes (79 words) - 06:05, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a typical wooden church for the area, surrounded by two trees, which symbolis
    612 bytes (79 words) - 13:55, 20 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...as a squirrel or even a beaver (although the tail definitevely is not like a beaver).
    1 KB (166 words) - 10:44, 22 April 2024
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a sun and a plough, the latter as a symbol of agriculture. The design is taken from the oldest known seal of th
    964 bytes (140 words) - 10:02, 4 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show the head of St. John Baptist, the local patron saint, on a platter,as well as the name of the village.
    572 bytes (77 words) - 05:57, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show the local impressive church tower, a typical landmark for the town. The wheatears refer to the agricultural char
    639 bytes (83 words) - 10:44, 22 April 2024
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a griffin holding a small shield with a double cross. The design is already known form the 14th century. The origin
    885 bytes (131 words) - 05:56, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...oldest seal of the city, known since 1388. All later seals and images show a worm or dragon, but the actual shape differs widely.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...ys are taken from the arms of the [[Archdiocese of Gniezno]], the cross is a clear Christian symbol.
    849 bytes (112 words) - 06:04, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...tron saint of the parish church in Jonkowo. On the right is a beech tree - a symbol for the Forest Nature Reserve "Stone Mountain", created in the commu
    786 bytes (109 words) - 05:54, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...n the area. The two shields are the arms of Poland, as the area was partly a royal possession, and the mitre for the Bishops of Poznań, who also had qu
    606 bytes (83 words) - 18:42, 1 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...was born in the village Żdżary in the municipality. The arms are based on a sculpture in the village.
    805 bytes (110 words) - 06:07, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...e caduceus refers to trade. The chief shows a royal crown, as the city was a royal possession in the 16th to 18th century.
    1,013 bytes (148 words) - 05:56, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...ns of yarn, a symbol for the local textile industry, and in the lower half a letter G, the town's initial.
    741 bytes (103 words) - 06:01, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...resulted in urbanization of the village in the 19<sup>th</sup> century as a textile industry centre.
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a Maltese Cross, for the former commandery of the Order of St. John in Łagó
    1 KB (153 words) - 10:44, 22 April 2024
  • |'''Polish''' A previous version of the arms:
    792 bytes (112 words) - 13:47, 29 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show the letters A and S for Stanislaw Ankwicz who granted the royal privileges in 1768.
    948 bytes (137 words) - 13:47, 29 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...de-lys for St. Mary (the patron saint of Skotniki parish) and two keys and a sword for St. Peter and St. Paul the patron saints of Dąbrowa nad Czarną
    803 bytes (111 words) - 13:43, 29 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...w the traditional symbol of the former Augustinian Order of the Cross with a red heart, which was abolished at the end of the 18th century, but lasted i
    1,010 bytes (136 words) - 06:12, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The small shape with a cross is taken from the arms of the Szreniawa family, founders of the villa
    665 bytes (86 words) - 18:31, 1 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...This is indicated by the image of Hupp below (of which also a variant with a black wheel exists).
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  • |'''Polish''' ...hor refers to the navigation on the Oder and shipbuilding. The wheatear is a symbol of local agriculture. The half cross is taken from the arms of the c
    671 bytes (91 words) - 18:04, 1 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show the patron saint of the town, St. Theresia, holding a shield with the arms of the Zamoyski family clan.
    654 bytes (84 words) - 06:08, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...of [[Barciany (village)|Barciany]], with the addition of two wheatears as a symbol for the rural character of the municipality.'''[[Literature]]''':
    602 bytes (85 words) - 13:55, 29 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...olise the local church, devoted to the Holy Trinity. The bow and arrow are a canting element.
    660 bytes (83 words) - 06:11, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...amber necklace, symbol for the historical importance of amber mining, and a bee for bee-keeping.
    631 bytes (77 words) - 06:09, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...symbols of the Polish Kingdom and refer to the fact that Slavkov was once a royal town. Monogram S is the initial name of the city. The crossed hammers
    902 bytes (134 words) - 06:09, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...with the exception of Pomścibor, who escaped on a white horse. In reality, a similar incident took place in 1405, with the fact that the inhabitants wer
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  • |'''Polish''' ...eaves surround the grapes. In a seal from 1809 a Prussian eagle is used as a supporter.
    1 KB (167 words) - 05:51, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...ly, the royal secretary was much impressed by Alverno and decided to built a similar convent in Poland.
    1 KB (176 words) - 13:45, 29 January 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...oaks revered by the tribes of Prussians who lived there for centuries, is a symbol of the vast forest areas growing in the municipality.
    858 bytes (116 words) - 14:18, 16 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...nce the 16<sup>th</sup> century and probably simply indicate that Gabin is a city.
    670 bytes (89 words) - 05:52, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...bolizing its division by the state border, including the correction of the Polish border with the USSR made in 1951, when Bełz was joined to the Ukrainian S
    960 bytes (139 words) - 10:44, 22 April 2024
  • |'''Polish''' ...pality. The fleur-de-lys is taken from the arms of Queen Jadwiga, based on a legend involving an oak tree and the Queen in the village.
    793 bytes (117 words) - 18:21, 1 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The silver Polish eagle is a symbol for the fact that the village once was a Royal village. The horseshoe refers to the blacksmith tradition in the town
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  • |'''Polish''' ...nt Krasinski, as the castle was the possession of the Krasinski family for a very long time. The arms can be seen on the castle tower.
    844 bytes (120 words) - 06:01, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...ad in their arms. The meaning of the fleur-de-lys is not known, but may be a symbol of St. Mary.
    988 bytes (151 words) - 06:07, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a beehive, as beekeeping has been one of the main activities in the village f
    662 bytes (88 words) - 13:43, 20 August 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...ater wheel refers to the industry that developed in the area. The tower is a canting element, Słupia derives from the word słup = tower .
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  • |'''Polish''' ...owers, with between the towers a small shield with the arms of Silezia and a cross. The composition already appeard on the 14<sup>th</sup> century seals
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  • |'''Polish''' The water mill wheel is a symbol for the development of industry in the village. The wheat ears symbo
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  • |'''Polish''' ...composition was also used by the Czatoryski family, who ruled the city for a long time. Compare also [[Puławy]].
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  • |'''Polish''' ...rch dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose tower is a distinctive feature of the city. The three hills symbolize the hills locate
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  • |'''Polish''' The goat is a canting symbol (koza is goat). The small emblem is taken from the arms of t
    663 bytes (89 words) - 05:55, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...he 1920s the local seal showed the apple tree of the paradise (a tree with a snake around it), and this composition was adopted as arms in 1997 and used
    850 bytes (116 words) - 14:17, 16 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' The linden tree (lipa) is a canting element. The horseshoe with a cross and an arrow is the emblem of the coat of arms of the Dołęga family
    839 bytes (118 words) - 05:54, 15 September 2023
  • |'''Polish''' ...not develop significantly due to the vicinity of a major Russian and later Polish textile industry center, Łódź.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...assembled itself after he was murdered and his body parts were thrown into a pit.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...ell as to the defensive functions of the former castle. The cormorants are a symbol of the richness of the local fauna.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...arms are canting for the old German name Bischofstein, a bishop's stick on a mountain. All seals (the oldest dating from the 14<sup>th</sup> century) sh
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  • |'''Polish''' ...known from 1633, shows a man holding a branch in his hands, on the shield a helmet with the man again as crest. The meaning of those arms is not known.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...g he fixed the axis and was well paid. He also received the broken axis as a souvenir. Later the village developed around this spot.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...already a canting griffin (Greif in German), but it holds a crescent, not a harness. The second seal, which is known since 1562 shows the present image
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  • |'''Polish''' ...a river (Cieszyn is situated on the Olza River). Over the castle there is a yellow eagle, the symbol of Upper Silesia to which the Duchy of Cieszyn bel
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  • |'''Polish''' ...sed on the 17<sup>th</sup> century seal of the city, which was at the time a mining town. The golden colour is canting (Gold, Zloty=gold).
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  • |'''Polish''' A second proposal was made in 2000, showing a stork (the old village symbol) in the Nałęcz wreath, see below.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...city rights, which Grabów held from 1372 to 1870. The hornbeam leaves are a canting emblem (Grab=hornbeam).
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms of the village (German name Borislawitz) show a pine tree and a saw. The village was developed near an older small village in the late 18<s
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a silver fleur-de-lys, the symbol for St. Mary. The silver wavy bar symbolise
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms show the eagle of Silezia and a windmill. The latter refers to the (former) windmills in the municipality,
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  • |'''Polish''' The fountain (zdrój) is a canting symbol. The lower half shows the arms of the Zborowski family, part
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms show the medieval castle of Wysokie, with on the tower a version of the arms of the Janina family, who founded the town.
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms show the former fortress in the municipality. The flower is a common ornament in the culture of the Lachy Sądeckie people.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...e church of St. John of Nepomuk in the village. The stones on which stands a pilgrim refer to sandstone and the former sandstone mining. The golden fiel
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  • |'''Polish''' ...arms are derived from the arms of a branch of the Sriniawa family, who for a long time held some estates near the city.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...ated as the 'dam of Gabriel'. The arms thus show the Archangel Gabriel and a dam.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...taken from the arms of the Czerwińskich family, who ruled the village for a long period of time.[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Poland|'''Literature''']]
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  • |'''Polish''' The roosters with a flower ("tree of life") refer to the Łowicki tradition of paper cutouts ca
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms were adopted in 1991, but have a longer history.
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms are known from a seal from 1386 and show the city gate and a mining spade, indicating the importance of iron mining at the time.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...arbara. Saint Barbara is the patron of miners and the city. The base shows a cogwheel for industry.
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  • |'''Polish''' The whitefish is a common fish in the many waters of the region.
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms shpw the patrons of the three parishes with a medieval origin in the municipality. The saints are Saint Adalbert of Pragu
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a key, symbol of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
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  • |'''Polish''' The linden tree (lipa) is a canting element. The letter W refers to the Warszyckich family, former lord
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  • |'''Polish''' The second is a battle at nearly the same place in 1914 between Russia and Germany during t
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms show the local patron saint, St. Mary. The linden leaves are a canting element (Lipa=linden). The other structures are oils derricks, as t
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  • |'''Polish''' ...d shows a divided shield. The upper half shows the fleur-de-lis, the lower a bull's head of unknown origin. Since the 17<sup>th</sup> century only the f
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  • |'''Polish''' ...n since 1651, when the arms appear on the city seal. The crown seems to be a recent addition.
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  • County: [[Biała Podlaska (county)|Biała Podlaska]] |'''Polish'''
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  • |'''Polish''' ...18<sup>th</sup> century the city used different arms, a white shield with a red rose.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...rom the arms of the Męciński family, founders of the town. The padldes are a symbol for the local patron saint, St. Adalbrecht of Prague.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...th Wroclaw in 1843, and developed rapidly afterwards. At present, there is a steam locomotive museum in the town.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...ty dates from the 14<sup>th</sup> century and shows already the castle and a swan's head. Later images of the arms always showed the swan.
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  • |'''Polish''' The meaning of the arms is not known, but there is a legend:<br>
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms are a variation on the arms of the Sas family clan, to which the village historic
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  • |'''Polish''' ...er ruled the city in the 15<sup>th</sup> century. The arms first appear on a seal from the early 17<sup>th</sup> century, and have not changed until 194
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  • |'''Polish''' ...ised by the deer head of the arms of the city of Hrubieszów, surrounded by a wheel with 35 segments. The wheat ears refer to the agricultural character
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  • |'''Polish''' ...ms of the city show a castle, which is defended by a knight ready to throw a stone. The arms probably are canting for the Gernam name of the town, Warte
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  • |'''Polish''' ...ms, dating from the 17<sup>th</sup> century onwards, all show the saint on a dragon.
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms show the wheel taken from the arms of [[Koło]] city, with a wavy bar for the Warta river.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...character of the municipality; golden fields, green woods and meadows and a combined horseshoe and triticale stalk (representing old and modern agricul
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  • |'''Polish''' ...onvent in this area - erecting a monastery complex for them - thus forming a new settlement.
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a crown, which is a canting element (Krone, the old German name was Krone an der Brahe).
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  • |'''Polish''' ...he town dates from the 13<sup>th</sup> century and already shows a tree in a wavy base. In the tree there are some bird picking from undefined fruits.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...e a town. In 1870 the city was deprived of its civic rights. The city used a seal with the letters H and S, crown and stars. This seal got lost, but was
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  • |'''Polish''' ...from the East Prussian city of Königsberg). Thus, a descriptive arms with a king's head was given.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...belonged. The crescents in the family arms were replaced by two apples, as a symbol for the extensive apple cultivation in the area.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...ch dates from 1661. Later seals showed the arms with the Prussian eagle as a supporter.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...of Consolation in the village, with its miraculous image of the saint, and a place of pilgrimage.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...ntury. Until the 16<sup>th</sup> century the composition was shown without a shield on the seal, but since the 16<sup>th</sup> century the composition i
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  • |'''Polish''' The wolf's head is a canting element (Wilk is wolf).
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  • |'''Polish''' ...bracht; Johannes Albertus Rex) King of Poland (1492–1501), as the town was a royal possession.
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a letter S in a divided shield. The letter already appeared in the 16th century, but the ar
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  • |'''Polish''' ...ntury an old early medieval seal of the city showing the bust of a king in a field with small crosses. However, there are no actual images of this seal
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  • |'''Polish''' ...ski family, former owners of the village. Adam Brzostowski (1722-1790) was a leading representative of the family who improved the agriculture Wieluń r
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  • |'''Polish''' ...to the agricultural character of the municipality. The oak leaves refer to a large number of natural monuments in the area.
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms of the town show an ox, which, according to Hupp, would be a canting symbol for the German name of the village, Auras (from Aurochs, or
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms refer to a medieval tower erected in Dobryszyce, which is first mentioned in 1564. The
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  • |'''Polish''' The oldest image of the arms dates from a seal from 1581. The meaning of the swan is not known. The bars are taken fr
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms show in the inescutcheon a rooster, which may be canting for the German name, Freyhan, or free-rooster
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  • |'''Polish''' ...urce of income historically for the area. The silver wall with the gate is a symbol of the Gothic castle in Radzikach Duże.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...the cistercian bend and symbols of its founder, as well as the lion behind a fence. The meaning of the lion and fence, however, is not known.
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  • |'''Polish''' The wheel is a canting element (Koło means wheel), the towers refer to the fortified town
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  • |'''Polish''' ...St. Peter, the local patron saint. The saint appeared as a person holding a key on the oldest 14<sup>th</sup> century seals of the city. The present co
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms are based on a seal from the village from 1620. The exact origin of the symbols is not kno
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  • |'''Polish''' ...witz). In gratitude for this gift the prince gave the town a coat of arms: a wisent's head and the golden eagle of the Duchy of Oświęcim.
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  • |'''Polish''' The tree is a canting element (the name is derived from the word for tree) and also refer
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms are based on a combination of the arms of the Nowina branch of the Olszewski family that o
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms of the city show a crescent and a star. The image already appeared on the seal of the town (known since 1515)
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  • |'''Polish''' ...t and crest of the Dukes of Silezia (a black eagle with silver crescent in a golden shield), who ruled the city and had granted the city rights.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...not changed since. On a 17<sup>th</sup> century seal the shield is held by a female figure (angel ?), but she disappeared on later seals.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...founders of the local chapel in the village of Czatolin. The Celestas were a family ennobled in Italy by Pope Pius III, from where they came to the Germ
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  • |'''Polish''' The tower refers to the beginnings of settlement in this area: a fortified settlement at the confluence of the rivers Mroga and Mrożycy. Th
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  • |'''Polish''' ...is not known who the female represents. The dove is canting as "Golab" is Polish for "dove".
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  • |'''Polish''' ...letely different picture, namely a cross made of garbs and in each quarter a local flower (Saltstuhl, Stella plicatilis).
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  • |'''Polish''' Kaluszyn received city rights in the 17<sup>th</sup> century. The arms show a goat, derived from the arms of Jelit Zamoyski who ruled the city in the 19<
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  • |'''Polish''' The wild boar is a canting element, the name is derived from Kiernoz, or wild boar.
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms show the letters S A P R for King Sigismund (Sigmundus Augustus Polonia Rex), who granted the ci
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  • |'''Polish''' ...ile:{{PAGENAME}}1892.jpg|center|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a municipal stamp (1892)
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  • |'''Polish''' ...gures traditionally made by the Kurpie people of the area. The hat is also a typical Kurpie hat.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...a griffin, a canting element for the Gryfow family, who ruled the city for a long time. The arms are known since the 16<sup>th</sup> century.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...he town symbol. Later a crowned eagle standing in the open gate was added, a seal with such elements was used in 1778.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...ry seal of the local governor from the Krzyzacki family, which also showed a fish. The stars and crescent are most likely religious symbols.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...ashubian Movement. The wheel symbolizes many agricultural devices (such as a mill) used in the area. The silver bend refer sto the rivers in the are, su
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  • |'''Polish''' The flower is a potato plant, a major crop in the region.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...is canting, koziel is Polish for goat. Therefore the three goat heads are a canting symbol.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...show the patron saint of the local church (founded 1592), St. Nicholas as a bishop.
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms are a combination of symbols of the two patron saints : the crossed keys for St.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...wall. In the 18<sup>th</sup> century the wall was somehow transformed into a crescent and this composition was used until the end of the 1990s when the
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  • |'''Polish''' ...p of Krakow from 1412-1423. The town was part of the Diocese of Krakow for a long period of time.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...symbolize the seaside location of the community. The arch is a fragment of a wall of the church in Trzęsacz.
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms of the town show a castle with in the gate the Polish eagle. The arms date from the 14<sup>th</sup> century, and did not change u
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms of the city (German name Goldberg) shows in a golden (Gold) field an small mountain (Berg) in the base and the eagle of S
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  • |'''Polish''' ...ps of Wroclaw from the 12th-15<sup>th</sup> century. The arms are based on a 17th century seal of the town.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...e below) show a knight of the Teutonic Order, holding an axe. The town was a longtime possession of the Order. When the knight was added is not known.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...at the time. The second seal shows also a gate, but with a knight, holding a sword. The knight probably indicates watchfulness. All later seals until th
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  • |'''Polish''' ...ived city rights in 1601, but the only known seals all show three letters, A.F.S, of unknown meaning.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...olish. The oldest known seal of the city dates from 1473 and already shows a bull. All later seals and images show the bull, sometimes facing left, but
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  • |'''Polish''' ...cate the city rights of Skępe. The symbol in the gate refers to the Grzymała coat of arms of the Garwaski family, former owners of the city. The crosses
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  • |'''Polish''' The origin or meaning of these arms is not known. It may simply be a refernce to the nature around the town.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...utes of the local patron saints Peter and Paul. The crowned initial "K" is a monogram of King Casimir the Great, who invested in the town, he founded th
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms show a grill, the symbol of St. Lawrence, the local patron saint.
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms are based on the oldest seal from 1535, which showed a city wall with three crenellated towers.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...nt (kon) and te fleur-de-lys refer to the Archdiocese of Gniezno, to which a large part of the area historically belonged.
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  • |'''Polish''' The arms show the head of St. John Baptist on a platter. St. John is the patron saint of the city.
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  • |'''Polish''' ...erman word, I have no idea about an English translation) and is supposedly a canting element. The town got city rights in 1409 from King Wenzel, which e
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  • |'''Polish''' ...directly to the patrons of the parish, and the silhouette of the church is a simplified representation of the building, which is the most valuable monum
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