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Herbarz Miast Polskich
Polish Civic Heraldry
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CHOJNA
Origin/meaning:
The town used to be a Slavic settlement first; in the 13th century, however, intensive German colonization took place and town rights were granted under a German name of Königsberg (later Königsberg / Neumark, to differentiate it from the East Prussian city of Königsberg). Thus, a descriptive arms with a king's head was given. In 1945, after the town was heavily destroyed in the Soviet-German fighting, it was passed to Poland and named Chojna, according to the old Slavic name. As in the most cases, the original medieval arms were kept. The word Chojna is related to the Polish word meaning fir or pine tree.
Literature : Image obtained from Laszlo Szirtes, Hungary; background from Wojciech Wagner
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