Gliwice

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	GLIWICE Country : Poland Province : Śląsk County : Free urban city Additions: 1964 Łabędy Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.2931999999999987949195201508700847625732421875,"lon":18.6691000000000002501110429875552654266357421875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

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Origin/meaning

The above arms combine the eagle of Upper Silezia with a tower representing the city. These are the oldest historical arms of the city.

New arms were granted on August 14, 1629 by Emperor Ferdinand II of Austria. These showed the Austrian eagle combined with the eagle of Upper Silezia, with the tower in the middle, with the Emperor's initials on the gate, and above the gate the image of the H. Mary with child. These arms were used until the middle of the 20^th century, but different versions were used, as the colours and the shapes were not well defined.

Image gallery

The seal from around 1900
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in an album from around 1950
The arms in the Kurmark Wappenschau album from 1929
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abdulla album, 1928
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms as shown around 1970
The arms on a manhole cover

Literature : Plewako and Wanag, 1994

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