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Herbarz Miast Polskich
Polish Civic Heraldry

BARWICE

(Bärwalde)

Origin/meaning:
The info and picture are of the former German city of Bärwalde. I have no idea whether the present city still uses these arms.

The arms are canting, a bear (Bär) before a forest (Wald). The oldest seal of the city dates from the 14th century and already shows the same arm, except that the bear is facing the other side. All later seals show the bear facing left as in the arms above. Often the seals showed the Prussian eagle as a supporter behind and above the shield, but this was not used in official images of the arms itself.

Literature : Hupp, O : Königreich Preussen. Wappen der Städte, Flecken und Dörfer. Reprint von 1896 und 1898. Kulturstiftung der deutschen Vertriebenen, Bonn, 1993.


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