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RYBNIK

Province: Śląsk
County: Free urban district

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

Rybnik means fish pond and there were and are still many fish farms in the town. The old arms below only showed an unidentified fish, the present arms, above, show a pike and some additional water plants.

The image in a book from 1910
The arms in the Kawa Hag album +/- 1932
The image in an album from 1938
The arms as shown in 1963
The arms as shown in 1994

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