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===Official blazon=== | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The oldest seals of the city, which date from the 15<sup>th</sup> century, already show two crossed axes on a small hill or mountain, making the whole arms canting. The axe is a canting symbol (Barte=axe). All known later seals also only show one of two axes. The old arms (see below) show a knight of the Teutonic Order, holding an axe. The town was a longtime possession of the Order. When the knight was added is not known. | The oldest seals of the city, which date from the 15<sup>th</sup> century, already show two crossed axes on a small hill or mountain, making the whole arms canting. The axe is a canting symbol (Barte=axe). All known later seals also only show one of two axes. The old arms (see below) show a knight of the Teutonic Order, holding an axe. The town was a longtime possession of the Order. When the knight was added is not known. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1892.jpg|center|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:bartenstein.hagdo.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1915 | |align="center"|[[File:bartenstein.hagdo.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1915 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:bartenstein.hagd.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:bartenstein.hagd.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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[[Literature]] : Plenako and Wanag, 1994 | [[Literature]] : Plenako and Wanag, 1994 | ||
[[Category:Polish Municipalities B]] | [[File:poland.jpg|50 px|link=Poland]][[Category:Polish Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:Podlaskie]] | [[Category:Podlaskie]] | ||
[[Category:Bartoszyce]] | [[Category:Bartoszyce]] |
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BARTOSZYCE
Province: Podlaskie
County: Bartoszyce
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The oldest seals of the city, which date from the 15th century, already show two crossed axes on a small hill or mountain, making the whole arms canting. The axe is a canting symbol (Barte=axe). All known later seals also only show one of two axes. The old arms (see below) show a knight of the Teutonic Order, holding an axe. The town was a longtime possession of the Order. When the knight was added is not known.
The municipal stamp shown in 1892 |
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1915 |
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
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Literature : Plenako and Wanag, 1994