Stříbrné Hory

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STŘÍBRNÉ HORY

Province: Plzeňský Kraj
District (Okres) : Klatovy
Incorporated into : 1951 Nalžovské Hory

Official blazon

Czech
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Origin/meaning

The arms show miner's tools as a symbol for the former silver mining near the town. The town, then named Silberberg in German (the Czech name means the same: silver mountain), was already mentioned as a town in 1520. Probably at the same time a seal was made, but there is no proof of that. The town arms do appear, however, already on a seal from 1577

The arms on a seal from 1577

The arms on a seal from the early 19th century

Older arms are mentioned, showing St. John, but there are no images known of these. The image below is based on a single description of these arms:

Literature : Čarek, 1985; Liška, 2014