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District (Okres) : Brno-město | '''Country''': Czechia [[File:czechnat.png|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
'''Province''': [[Jihomoravský Kraj]][[File:Jmoravsky.png|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Okres)''': <br>Brno-město<br> | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms of Brno show four bars, red and silver. The oldest known seal of the city, dating from the 13th century, shows a city wall, with between the towers of the gate a small shield with the above arms. Later seals only show the bars, see image sbelow. | |||
On February 3, 1645 the arms were officially granted by Emperor Frederik III of Austria. The arms show a shield with the Imperial eagle, with old arms on its breast, see image below. Above the head of the eagle the initials of the Emperor. These arms have been in use until the early half of the 20th century, when the eagle was removed. | |||
For the arms of the different boroughs/districts of the city, see [[:Category:Brno|here]] | For the arms of the different boroughs/districts of the city, see [[:Category:Brno|here]] | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:Brnos1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|The seal from 1315 <br />(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979) | |||
File:Brnos2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|The seal from 1466 <br />(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979) | |||
File:Brnos3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|The seal from 1527 <br />(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979) | |||
File:Brnos4.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|The seal from 1570 <br />(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979) | |||
File:brno1435.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|The arms in 1435<br />(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979) | |||
File:Brnojr.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495) | |||
File:brno1509.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|The arms in 1509<br />(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979) | |||
File:brno1493.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|The arms in 1493<br />(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979) | |||
File:brno1494.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|The arms in 1494<br />(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979) | |||
File:brno1646.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|The arms in 1646<br />(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979) | |||
File:brno2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|The arms as shown by Ströhl in 1898 | |||
File:679b.wsa.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|The arms in the [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|Wappen-Sammlung]] (+/- 1910) | |||
File:brnoz1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|Seal from around 1900 | |||
File:brnoz2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|Seal from around 1900 | |||
File:brno.hagcs.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|The arms in the [[Znaky Republiky Ceskoslovenské|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1935 | |||
File:brno3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|The arms on the town hall ([http://www.waymarking.com/gallery/image.aspx?f=1&guid=43e01436-54cf-42f1-8394-3e90dce7a729 source]) | |||
File:brnom.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|The arms on a manhole cover | |||
File:Brnop.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Brno|Postal cancellation | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Czechoslovakia, Czechia and Slovakia|'''Literature''']]: Augustin, 1997; Ströhl, 1898; | |||
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[[Category:Czech Municipalities B]] | |||
[[Category:Jihomoravský Kraj]] | [[Category:Jihomoravský Kraj]] | ||
[[Category:Brno]] | [[Category:Brno]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1645]] | [[Category:Granted 1645]] | ||
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Origin/meaning
The arms of Brno show four bars, red and silver. The oldest known seal of the city, dating from the 13th century, shows a city wall, with between the towers of the gate a small shield with the above arms. Later seals only show the bars, see image sbelow.
On February 3, 1645 the arms were officially granted by Emperor Frederik III of Austria. The arms show a shield with the Imperial eagle, with old arms on its breast, see image below. Above the head of the eagle the initials of the Emperor. These arms have been in use until the early half of the 20th century, when the eagle was removed.
For the arms of the different boroughs/districts of the city, see here
Image gallery
The seal from 1315
(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979)
The seal from 1466
(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979)
The seal from 1527
(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979)
The seal from 1570
(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979)
The arms in 1435
(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979)
The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms in 1509
(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979)
The arms in 1493
(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979)
The arms in 1494
(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979)
The arms in 1646
(from Dřímal and Štarha, 1979)
The arms as shown by Ströhl in 1898
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
Seal from around 1900
Seal from around 1900
The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1935
The arms on the town hall (source)
The arms on a manhole cover
Postal cancellation
Literature: Augustin, 1997; Ströhl, 1898;
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