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Herbarz Miast Polskich
Polish Civic Heraldry

ZAGAN


Origin/meaning:
The oldest seal of the city dates from 1302 and shows a gate, with in the gate a knight holding a lance and a small shield with an eagle. Above the gate the arms of Silezia are shown.
A later seal, dating from 1428 shows again a gate, with a small shield with the eagle between the towers. The gate is closed and before the door a letter S is shown. The present arms are derived from this seal.
On March 13, 1602 Emperor Rudolf II granted the arms below, which were granted with a helmet and as a crest two black wings. These arms show a simplified version of the historical arms in the second and third quarter, whereas the lion is the lion of the Pfalz, taken from the arms of the Emperor himself. These arms were already used on a seal dating from the same year and were still in use at the early 20th century.
After 1945 the city started to use the oldest arms again.

Literature : Upper image obtained from Laszlo Szirtes, Hungary; background from Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s.


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