Adamov (České Budějovice)

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Official blazon
Czech	Polcený štít. V pravém červeném poli černé písmeno A nad obrácenou kotvou převýšenou korunou, obojí zlaté. Levé pole dělené, nahoře ve stříbrném poli nad zeleným trojvrším kosmý mlátek šikmo přeložený želízkem, obojí přirozené barvy, dolní pole sedmkrát červeno-stříbrně kosmo dělené.
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Origin/meaning

The city was founded in the 16th century in a mining area. The arms were granted on February 16, 1595 by Emperor Rudolf II. The letter A in the arms is from the name of the first owner, Adam Ungned. The crossed hammers symbolize the ore mining around the city.

The arms by Widimsky (1864)
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms by Jan Čaka (1979)

Literature: Augustin, 1997

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