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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The meaning of the arms is not known, but there is a legend:<br> | The meaning of the arms is not known, but there is a legend:<br> | ||
During the Mongol invasion, the invaders plundered the city. When searching for hidden people, they entered one of the caves nearby, but a moment later they ran out of panic, escaping from a white-faced bear, because in their beliefs a white bear was a being worshipped like a deity. The residents of Chełm, in gratitude for the white bear, placed him in their coat of arms . | During the Mongol invasion, the invaders plundered the city. When searching for hidden people, they entered one of the caves nearby, but a moment later they ran out of panic, escaping from a white-faced bear, because in their beliefs a white bear was a being worshipped like a deity. The residents of Chełm, in gratitude for the white bear, placed him in their coat of arms . | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Chelm2.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:Chelm2.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown in 1963 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Chelm.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:Chelm.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown around 1970 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Chelm3.jpg|center|300 px| | |align="center"|[[File:Chelm3.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown in 1994 | ||
|} | |}[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Poland|'''Literature''']]: | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Polish Municipalities C]] | [[Category:Polish Municipalities C]] | ||
[[Category:Lublin]] | [[Category:Lublin]] | ||
[[Category:Chełm]] | [[Category:Chełm]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:44, 22 April 2024
CHEŁM
Province: Lublin
County: Free urban district
Polish | blazon wanted |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The meaning of the arms is not known, but there is a legend:
During the Mongol invasion, the invaders plundered the city. When searching for hidden people, they entered one of the caves nearby, but a moment later they ran out of panic, escaping from a white-faced bear, because in their beliefs a white bear was a being worshipped like a deity. The residents of Chełm, in gratitude for the white bear, placed him in their coat of arms .
The arms as shown in 1963 |
The arms as shown around 1970 |
The arms as shown in 1994 |
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