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====Origin/meaning====
====Origin/meaning====
The arms show the crossed branches of the Lords of Lípa, who ruled the area in medieval times. The branches are also a canting symbol for the former German name of the town, Zwickau (Zweig=branch).  
The arms show the crossed branches of the Lords of Lípa, who ruled the area in medieval times. The branches are also a canting symbol for the former German name of the town, Zwickau (Zweig=branch).  
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|align="center"|[[File:cvikov.hagcs.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Znaky Republiky Ceskoslovenské|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1935
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[[Literature]] : Image obtained from [http://www.psp.cz/cgi-bin/win/rekos/ here].
[[Literature]] : Image obtained from [http://www.psp.cz/cgi-bin/win/rekos/ here].

Revision as of 18:02, 16 September 2013

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Civic heraldry of the Czech Republic - Česká Heraldika
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CVIKOV

Province: Liberecký Kraj
District (Okres) : Česká Lípa

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms show the crossed branches of the Lords of Lípa, who ruled the area in medieval times. The branches are also a canting symbol for the former German name of the town, Zwickau (Zweig=branch).

Cvikov.hagcs.jpg

The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1935

Literature : Image obtained from here.