Kąty Wrocławskie

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KĄTY WROCŁAWSKIE

Province: Dolny Śląsk
County : Wrocław

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Origin/meaning

The arms of the city (city rights 1298, German name Kanth/Canth) are known since the 14th century and show two crowned lions, derived from the arms of the Kings of Bohemia, who at the time ruled the area.

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Emergency money of the city from 1921
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A seal from the city from around 1900
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The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature : Hupp, 1896; Plenako and Wanag, 1994; Szczechura, 1963