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Herbarz Miast Polskich
Polish Civic Heraldry

GOSTYŃ

Province: Wielkopolska
County : Gostyń

Coat of arms of Gostyń - Herb Gostynia

Origin/meaning:
The arms show three towers. The oldest known use of the arms dates from a seal from 1585. During the period that the city was part of the Duchy of Warsaw (1807-1815) the city used no arms on its seals. In the 19th century the city again started to use the three towers. Although the three towers did not change during the centuries, there have been many variations in colours and shapes during the centuries.
Coat of arms of Gostyń - Herb Gostynia
The arns as shown by Hupp in 1894 and the Coffee Hag albums (1918/27)
Coat of arms of Gostyń - Herb Gostynia
The arms as shown in a book from the 1950s
Coat of arms of Gostyń - Herb Gostynia
The arms as shown in a book from the 1960s (?)
Coat of arms of Gostyń - Herb Gostynia
The arms as shown in 1994 w

Literature : Plewako and Wanag, 1994; Hupp, 1894


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