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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms of the city combine the eagle of Upper Silezia with a cross. The cross probably symbolises the local church, which was devoted to the Holy Cross. The composition already apperead on the oldest seal of the city, which dates from the 13<sup>th</sup> century. All later seals and images have used the same composition. Historically the city used the arms correctly with a red beak and red fangs of the eagle. | The arms of the city combine the eagle of Upper Silezia with a cross. The cross probably symbolises the local church, which was devoted to the Holy Cross. The composition already apperead on the oldest seal of the city, which dates from the 13<sup>th</sup> century. All later seals and images have used the same composition. Historically the city used the arms correctly with a red beak and red fangs of the eagle. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:oppelnz1.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal from around 1900 | |align="center"|[[File:oppelnz1.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal from around 1900 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:407b.wsa.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|Wappen-Sammlung]] (1900) | |align="center"|[[File:407b.wsa.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|Wappen-Sammlung]] (1900) | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:oppeln.hagd.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:oppeln.hagd.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:3222.aba.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |align="center"|[[File:3222.aba.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Opole2.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:Opole2.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown in 1963 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Opole.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:Opole.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown around 1970 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Opole.wsp.jpg|center|300 px| | |align="center"|[[File:Opole.wsp.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wspolna Sprawa Postcards|postcard]] | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Opole3.jpg|center|300 px| | |align="center"|[[File:Opole3.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown in 1994 | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Poland|'''Literature''']]: | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Polish Municipalities O]] | [[Category:Polish Municipalities O]] | ||
[[Category:Opole]] | [[Category:Opole]] | ||