Knovíz

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KNOVÍZ

Province: Středočeský Kraj
District (Okres) : Kladno

Official blazon

V modro - zlatě sníženým hrotem děleném štítě, nahoře snížená zlatá krokev, dole černá etážová amfora.

Origin/meaning

The arms were registered on April 11, 2008.

The ceramic pot refers to pottery of the Knovíz culture, a bronze age subculture of the Urnfield culture, named after the municipality. A pot of the same culture makes an appearance in the arms of Újezd u Svatého Kříže.