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''' OŚWIĘCIM'''
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'''Country''' : Poland [[File:Poland.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''Province''' :  [[Małopolska]][[File:Malopolska.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''County''' : [[Oświęcim (county)|Oświęcim]][[File:Oswiecim.dis.jpg|60 px|right]]


Province: [[Małopolska]]<br>
County: [[Oświęcim (county)|Oświęcim]]


[[File:oswiecim.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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On October 24, 1793 Emperor Franz II granted the city arms showing in blue a silver double-headed eagle, with a tower on its breast. These arms have been used until the end of the Austrian rule. The current arms only appear after 1920.
On October 24, 1793 Emperor Franz II granted the city arms showing in blue a silver double-headed eagle, with a tower on its breast. These arms have been used until the end of the Austrian rule. The current arms only appear after 1920.
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|align="center"|[[File:oswiecim1.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms as shown by Ströhl, 1900
|align="center"|[[File:1793.aba.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums
|align="center"|[[File:oswiecim.hagpl.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Kawa Hag Herbarz Polski|Kawa Hag album]] +/- 1932
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|align="center"|[[File:oswiecim2.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms as shown around 1970
|align="center"|[[File:oswiecim3.jpg|center|Arms of{{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown in 1994
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Historical, 15th century, coins of the city showed on the one side an eagle and on the other a tower with the letters O S for Ossuacim, the Latinized name of the town.
Historical, 15th century, coins of the city showed on the one side an eagle and on the other a tower with the letters O S for Ossuacim, the Latinized name of the town.


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===Image gallery===
|align="center"|[[File:oswiecimc1.jpg|center]] <br/>15th century coin (image from eBay)
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File:oswiecim1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Oświęcim|The arms as shown by Ströhl, 1900
File:1793.aba.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Oświęcim|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums
File:oswiecim.hagpl.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Oświęcim|The arms in the [[Kawa Hag Herbarz Polski|Kawa Hag album]] +/- 1932
File:oswiecim2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Oświęcim|The arms as shown around 1970
File:oswiecim3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Oświęcim|The arms as shown in 1994
File:oswiecimc1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Oświęcim|15th century coin (image from eBay)
File:oswiecim5.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Oświęcim|The arms on a bus stop
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[[Literature]] : Ströhl, 1904; Plewako and Wanag, 1994
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[[Literature]] : Ströhl, 1904; Plewako and Wanag, 1994


[[Category:Polish Municipalities O]]
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