Sokolov

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SOKOLOV

Province: Karlovarský Kraj
District (Okres) : Sokolov

Arms of Sokolov
Official blazon
Czech Ve stříbrném štítě stojí na zeleném trojvrší vpravo obrácený a napravo hledící sokol přirozených barev se zlatým zobákem, zlatými drápy a zlatým obnožníkem s rolničkou na levém pařátu.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were registered on May 7, 1992.

The arms are canting for the old German name of the town, Falkenau an der Eger (Falke=falcon), as well as for the Czech name (Sokol = falcon).


Seal from around 1900.

The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1935

The arms in the Abadie albums

The arms in an album from 1955

The arms by Jan Čaka (1986)

Literature : Image obtained from here.

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