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The arms show three towers, a symbol for a city, and a swan, which is taken from the arms of the oldest Lords of Widuchowa. The oldest known seal of the city dates from the 14<sup>th</sup> century and shows already the castle and a swan's head. Later images of the arms always showed the swan. | The arms show three towers, a symbol for a city, and a swan, which is taken from the arms of the oldest Lords of Widuchowa. The oldest known seal of the city dates from the 14<sup>th</sup> century and shows already the castle and a swan's head. Later images of the arms always showed the swan. | ||
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WIDUCHOWA
Province: Pomorze Zachodnie
County: Gryfino
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms show three towers, a symbol for a city, and a swan, which is taken from the arms of the oldest Lords of Widuchowa. The oldest known seal of the city dates from the 14th century and shows already the castle and a swan's head. Later images of the arms always showed the swan.
Seal from around 1900 |
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1915 |
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