Warszawa
WARSZAWA
Province: Mazowsze
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The oldest recorded form of Warsaw's Coat of Arms dates from 1390 AD. At the time, Warsaw was known as Warszowa and was the second most important city in Mazovia, a region north of the Polish Kingdom.
The mermaid on coat of arms was originally male in form, with two fins as legs. Its head was covered by a golden helmet. After the Polish King moved his capital to Warsaw, the mermaid on the coat of arms was altered. It was given feminine features (this was porbably because of the fictional story behind Warsaw's founding by a fisherman who caught a mermaid) and it's helmet was replaced by a golden shield and curved sword.
 The arms in the Abadie albums |
 The arms in the Continentale Verlags-Anstalt album, +/- 1910 |
 The arms in the Kawa Hag album +/- 1932 |
 The arms as shown in 1963 |
 The arms on a quartett card (+/- 1900) |
 The arms on a matchbox label |
Districts of Warsaw
- Bemowo
- Białołęka
- Bielany
- Mokotów
- Ochota
- Praga Północ
- Praga Południe
- Rembertów
- Śródmieście
- Targówek
- Ursus
- Ursynów
- Wawer
- Wesoła
- Wilanów
- Włochy
- Wola
- Żoliborz
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