Spišské Podhradie

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Slovakia (Slovenská Heraldika Miest a Obcí)

SPIŠSKÉ PODHRADIE

Province : Prešov
District (okres) : Levoča

Origin/meaning

The arms date from the 15^th century and may be canting for the old German name of Kirchdorf (church-village). The exact meaning or origin, however, is not known.

Literature : Kartous et al, 1991; Slowakei - Spaziergänge durch die Jahrhunderte der Städte und Städchen. Piroda, Bratislava, 1994 (German version, ISBN 80-07-00531-5); Kartous and Vrteľ , 2000