Kwidzyn

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Poland - Herbarz Miast Polskich

KWIDZYN

Province: Pomorze
County : Kwidzyn

Origin/meaning

The oldest seal of Marienwerder dates from the 14^th century and already shows the crosier and mitre, no cross. All later seals, dating from the 15^th century also use the same arms, but now with the cross.
The meaning of the arms is not clear, but are most likely symbols for the power of the Bishops. The present arms show a small star instead of the Madonna in the crosier.

Seal from around 1900	The arms as shown in the 1890s	The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums, 1930s	The arms as shown in the 1950s

Literature : Hupp, O : Königreich Preussen. Wappen der Städte, Flecken und Dörfer. Reprint von 1896 und 1898. Kulturstiftung der deutschen Vertriebenen, Bonn, 1993.