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The arms were granted in 1633 by Emperor Ferdinand II at the same time as the city rights. The arms show a city wall and the image of St. Mary, the patron saint of the city, with Jesus on a crescent. It is also the arms of the Carthusian monastic order in 1626. The Carthusians were granted the local castle in 1627 by Albrecht von Waldstein (Albrecht z Valdštejna). On the city wall the letters FPBP mean Fecit Philipphus Buschek Prior. This probably means that the prior of the order started the fortifications, but this is not certain. | |||
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Revision as of 11:28, 28 June 2023
Country : Czechia Province : Královéhradecký Kraj District (Okres) :
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Czech | V modrém štítě stříbrná kvádrovaná hradba se třemi černými klíčovými střílnami a šesti stínkami cimbuří. Z hradby vyrůstají dvě stříbrné okrouhlé věže, každá s černým oknem a červenou kuželovou kvádrovanou střechou se zlatou makovicí. Mezi věžemi ze stříbrného stoupajícího půlměsíce vyrůstající, červeně oděná a korunovaná Panna Marie s Jezulátkem na levé ruce a zlatým žezlem v pravici, oba se zlatou svatozáří. V hradbě zlatá majuskulní písmena F. P. B. P. |
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Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1633 by Emperor Ferdinand II at the same time as the city rights. The arms show a city wall and the image of St. Mary, the patron saint of the city, with Jesus on a crescent. It is also the arms of the Carthusian monastic order in 1626. The Carthusians were granted the local castle in 1627 by Albrecht von Waldstein (Albrecht z Valdštejna). On the city wall the letters FPBP mean Fecit Philipphus Buschek Prior. This probably means that the prior of the order started the fortifications, but this is not certain.
Literature : Image obtained from here.