Lwówek Śląski: Difference between revisions
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - ".hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925" to ".hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 ") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - ".jpg|center]] ====Official blazon====" to ".jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] ====Official blazon====") |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
County : [[Lwówek Śląski (county)|Lwówek Śląski]] | County : [[Lwówek Śląski (county)|Lwówek Śląski]] | ||
[[File:lwowekslaski.jpg|center]] | [[File:lwowekslaski.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
====Official blazon==== | ====Official blazon==== | ||
Revision as of 10:16, 26 March 2016
LWÓWEK ŚLĄSKI
Province:Dolny Śląsk
County : Lwówek Śląski
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms of the city show a city gate with a golden lion. The lion (Lwow, German: Löwe, the old name was Löwenberg) is a canting element. These arms are based on the oldest seal of the city (known since 1341). On February 14, 1501 King Wladislaw of Bohemia granted new arms to the city, which were confirmed by Emperor Maximilian I 12 days later. These arms show a red double-tailed lion and a chequered eagle, see image below. The lion is the lion of Bohemia, the eagle the arms of Moravia, but both are presented in wrong colours (see the Czech national arms). These arms were still in the first half of the 20th century , but were later replaced by the arms above.
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms as shown in the 1960s |
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
Index of the site
LiteratureOld image obtained from Laszlo Szirtes; background from Hupp, O: : Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s.