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Herbarz Miast Polskich
Polish Civic Heraldry

GNIEW

Province: Pomorze
County : Tczew


Coat of arms of Gniew

Origin/meaning:
The arms are canting for the German name (Möwe=gull). The gull already appears on the oldest seal, dating from the 14th century. The present composition with the wings upward appear first in the 17th century. Before that there have been several compositions, but all with gull and fish.

Coat of arms of Mewe
The arms as shown in 1917 by Hupp
Coat of arms of Gniew
The arms as shown in the 1980s.
Coat of arms of Gniew
The arms as shown in 1994.

Literature : Plewako and Wanag, 1994; Hupp, 1894

Literature : Image obtained from Laszlo Szirtes, Hungary.


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