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'''Country''' : Czechia [[File:czechnat.png|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''' : [[Středočeský Kraj]][[File:Stredocesky.png|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Okres)''' : <br>Kutná Hora<br> | |||
'''Additions''': | |||
* 1950 [[Kaňk]] | |||
* 1950 Perštejnec | |||
* 1950 Sedlec | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
In the vicinity of silver ore mines a new miners' community was established which developed rapidly and in 1318 it was granted first rights of a royal mining town by King John of Luxemburg. In 1392 King Wenceslas IV awarded the town its arms. | In the vicinity of silver ore mines a new miners' community was established which developed rapidly and in 1318 it was granted first rights of a royal mining town by King John of Luxemburg. In 1392 King Wenceslas IV awarded the town its arms. | ||
The crowned Bohemian lion indicates that the town belongs to the Bohemian kingdom while the rising black eagle is meant to represent the authority of the Roman Empire; the crossed mining hammers held by the lion and the eagle and the King's crown express the status of a royal mining town. The Hussite chalice was added to the coat-of arms during the reign of King George of Podebrady. | The crowned Bohemian lion indicates that the town belongs to the Bohemian kingdom while the rising black eagle is meant to represent the authority of the Roman Empire; the crossed mining hammers held by the lion and the eagle and the King's crown express the status of a royal mining town. The Hussite chalice was added to the coat-of arms during the reign of King George of Podebrady. | ||
The arms were also sometimes shown held by two miners in medieval frocks. | The arms were also sometimes shown held by two miners in medieval frocks or by two nuns, see below. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:kutnahora1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Kutná Hora|The arms by Widimsky (1864) | |||
File:kutnahora.red.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Kutná Hora|The arms in the [[Redua]] album | |||
File:kutnahora.hagcs.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Kutná Hora|The arms in the [[Znaky Republiky Ceskoslovenské|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1935 | |||
File:1601.aba.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Kutná Hora|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
File:kutnahoracaka.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Kutná Hora|The arms by Jan Čaka (1977) | |||
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[[Literature]] : Image obtained from [http://rekos.psp.cz here]. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Czechoslovakia, Czechia and Slovakia|'''Literature''']]: Image obtained from [http://rekos.psp.cz here]. | ||
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