Bytom

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BYTOM

Province: Śląsk
Free urban district
Additions : 1950 Bobrek-Karb, Miechowice; 1951 Łagiewniki

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms of the city (German name Beuthen) combine a miner with the eagle derived from the arms of Upper Silesia. Mining was very important here already in medieval times, and the composition of miner and eagle already appeared on the seal of the city known from 1330. Later mining became less important and the city only used the eagle. In the 19^th century coal mining became very important again and the old arms were restored. Hupp showed the arms in differnet colours, but with the correct colours of the eagle:

Seal from around 1900	Seal from around 1900
The arms in the Continentale Verlags-Anstalt album, +/- 1910	The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums	Postal cancellation 1927
The arms on a postcard, 1980s