Zabrze

	ZABRZE Country : Poland Province : Śląsk County : Free urban district Additions: (to see click on expand) 1905 Alt-Zabrze 1905 Klein-Zabrze 1905 Dorotheendorf 1927 Zaborze 1951 Grzybowice 1951 Helenka 1951 Kończyce 1951 Makoszowy 1951 Mikulczyce 1951 Pawłów 1951 Rokitnica Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.3068999999999988403942552395164966583251953125,"lon":18.784099999999998686917024315334856510162353515625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Province: Śląsk
County: Free urban district

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The large district of Zabrze received city rights in 1915 and at the time changed its name to Hindenburg, after the great German general of the time. The arms were granted on May 7, 1927 and show a castle with a machine wheel, indicating the industry of the city. After 1945 the city was renamed to Zabrze again.

In 1945 the arms were abolished. Only in 1960 new arms were designed and granted on February 2, 1960. These arms (shown below) show the eagle of Upper Silezia with symbols for industry (hammer) and arm (laurel branch).

On September 26, 1990 the old arms from 1927 were restored.

The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms as shown in 1970
The arms as shown in 1994
Postal cancellation

Literature : Plewako and Wanag, 1994

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