Trenčín

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TRENČÍN

Province : Trenčín
District (okres) : Trenčín

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms first appear in the seal of the city from the first half of the 14th century, and have actually not changed since. The Lamb of God is the symbol of St. John Baptist, the patron saint of the city.

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The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1930

Literature : Kartous et al, 1991; Slowakei - Spaziergnge durch die Jahrhunderte der Stdte und Stdchen. Piroda, Bratislava, 1994 (German version, ISBN 80-07-00531-5); Kartous and Vrteľ , 2000