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'''Country''' : Czechia [[File:czechnat.png|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''' : [[Středočeský Kraj]][[File:Stredocesky.png|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Okres)''' : <br>Kladno<br> | |||
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| V červeném štítě dvě stříbrné věže. Každá má rozšířený sokl, římsou oddělené patro, dvě černá okna nad sebou, rozšířený ochoz, valbovou střechu zakončenou dvěma makovicemi a na ochoze dvě nárožní věžičky, každá s černým oknem a stanovou střechou zakončenou makovicí, střechy modré, makovice zlaté. Mezi věžemi nízká stříbrná kvádrová zeď, na ní stříbrný korunovaný lev se zlatou zbrojí opírající se o pravou věž. Lví ocas ovíjí zezadu levou věž a jeho konec je prostrčen dolním oknem. | |||
V červeném štítě dvě stříbrné věže. Každá má rozšířený sokl, římsou oddělené patro, dvě černá okna nad sebou, rozšířený ochoz, valbovou střechu zakončenou dvěma makovicemi a na ochoze dvě nárožní věžičky, každá s černým oknem a stanovou střechou zakončenou makovicí, střechy modré, makovice zlaté. Mezi věžemi nízká stříbrná kvádrová zeď, na ní stříbrný korunovaný lev se zlatou zbrojí opírající se o pravou věž. Lví ocas ovíjí zezadu levou věž a jeho konec je prostrčen dolním oknem. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The oldest known seal of Velvary dates from the early half of the 15<sup>th</sup> century and shows already a lion, holding two towers in its paws. Later seals all show the same composition. | The oldest known seal of Velvary dates from the early half of the 15<sup>th</sup> century and shows already a lion, holding two towers in its paws. Later seals all show the same composition. | ||
The oldest coloured image was created by Velvary school principal Pavel Raphigiues Litomyslsky in 1607, in the Municipal Book "Liber Memorabilium et Contractum" (see below). | The oldest coloured image was created by Velvary school principal Pavel Raphigiues Litomyslsky in 1607, in the Municipal Book "Liber Memorabilium et Contractum" (see below). | ||
The lion is the lion of Bohemia, the towers are a symbol of a city. It has been speculated that the city originally used the double-headed Imperial Eagle, but there is no proof that the city actually did so. | The lion is the lion of Bohemia, the towers are a symbol of a city. It has been speculated that the city originally used the double-headed Imperial Eagle, but there is no proof that the city actually did so. | ||
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| | File:velvary2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Velvary|The arms in 1607 | ||
File:Velvary1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Velvary|The arms by Widimsky (1864) | |||
File:Velvary.hagcs.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Velvary|The arms in the [[Znaky Republiky Ceskoslovenské|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1935 | |||
File:089.zss.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Velvary|The arms on a 1971 [[Freedom Winter Competition|stamp]] | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Czechoslovakia, Czechia and Slovakia|'''Literature''']]: Image obtained from [http://rekos.psp.cz here]; information provided by Mirek (zebrak@atlas.cz) and http://www.velvary.cz. | |||
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[[Category:Czech Municipalities V]] | [[Category:Czech Municipalities V]] | ||
[[Category:Středočeský Kraj]] | [[Category:Středočeský Kraj]] | ||
[[Category:Kladno]] | [[Category:Kladno]] | ||
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| Czech | V červeném štítě dvě stříbrné věže. Každá má rozšířený sokl, římsou oddělené patro, dvě černá okna nad sebou, rozšířený ochoz, valbovou střechu zakončenou dvěma makovicemi a na ochoze dvě nárožní věžičky, každá s černým oknem a stanovou střechou zakončenou makovicí, střechy modré, makovice zlaté. Mezi věžemi nízká stříbrná kvádrová zeď, na ní stříbrný korunovaný lev se zlatou zbrojí opírající se o pravou věž. Lví ocas ovíjí zezadu levou věž a jeho konec je prostrčen dolním oknem. |
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Origin/meaning
The oldest known seal of Velvary dates from the early half of the 15th century and shows already a lion, holding two towers in its paws. Later seals all show the same composition.
The oldest coloured image was created by Velvary school principal Pavel Raphigiues Litomyslsky in 1607, in the Municipal Book "Liber Memorabilium et Contractum" (see below).
The lion is the lion of Bohemia, the towers are a symbol of a city. It has been speculated that the city originally used the double-headed Imperial Eagle, but there is no proof that the city actually did so.
Image gallery
The arms in 1607
The arms by Widimsky (1864)
The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1935
The arms on a 1971 stamp
Literature: Image obtained from here; information provided by Mirek (zebrak@atlas.cz) and http://www.velvary.cz.
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