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Herbarz Miast Polskich
Polish Civic Heraldry

BYTOW

(Bütow)


Origin/meaning:
Bytow, then Bütow, became a possession of the Teutonic Order in 1329 and the oldest seal dates from the same year. It shows already a city with the arms of the Order above the main gate. This composition appears also on all later seals and arms of the city. On one seal the arms are covered by a helmet, but on later seals the helmet is removed.
After the second world war the city used for a long time the arms without the small shield of the Teutonic Order, but otherwise the arms have not changed since the 14th century.

Literature : Hupp, O : Königreich Preussen. Wappen der Städte, Flecken und Dörfer. Reprint von 1896 und 1898. Kulturstiftung der deutchen Vertriebenen, Bonn, 1993; Anonymous. Polskie Herby Miejskie, Warzsawa, 1963.


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