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Herbarz Miast Polskich
Polish Civic Heraldry
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BABICE
 Origin/meaning:
Community with a powerful castle ruins overlooking the place. The medieval
castle of Lipowiec, with its tall white tower, is overlooking Babice and
once it was one of the most important fortresses in southern Poland (until
it was burned by the invading Swedish forces in the 17th century). In 1683 the King of Poland, John III Sobieski, stopped at the castle en route to the
besieged Vienna, which he later saved from the Turkish conquest by defeating
the Ottoman army.
The arms of Babice displays a white castle (which is of course the castle of
Lipowiec) against the green background (which stand for green forests
surrounding the castle) and a letter "B" for "Babice" in the gate of the
castle.
Literature : Image obtained from Mariusz Pazdziora
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