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The arms show the Archangel St. Michael with a devil. The symbolism is taken from the oldest known seal of the village, dating from 1732. Normally the Archangel is seen slaying a dragon as a symbol for the devil, a devil in heraldry is less common. | The arms show the Archangel St. Michael with a devil. The symbolism is taken from the oldest known seal of the village, dating from 1732. Normally the Archangel is seen slaying a dragon as a symbol for the devil, a devil in heraldry is less common. | ||
'''[[Literature]]''': Kartous and Vrteľ | '''[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Czechoslovakia, Czechia and Slovakia|Literature]]''': Kartous and Vrteľ | ||
{{media}}, 2006 | {{media}}, 2006 |
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OSTURŇA
Region (kraj) : Prešov
District (okres) : Kežmarok
Official blazon
V zelenom štíte strieborný anjel s prstencovým, hore hviezdou prekrytým nimbom, so zlatými krídlami, v ľavici pred sebou so strieborným mečom so zlatou rukoväťou, pravicou držiaci na čiernej reťazi pod ním ležiaceho strieborného čerta.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially registered on March 18, 2005.
The arms show the Archangel St. Michael with a devil. The symbolism is taken from the oldest known seal of the village, dating from 1732. Normally the Archangel is seen slaying a dragon as a symbol for the devil, a devil in heraldry is less common.
Literature: Kartous and Vrteľ
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