Chojnice

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CHOJNICE

Province: Pomorze
County: Chojnice

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The bull's head already appears on the oldest known seal, dating from the 13^th century. The next seals also show the head. On a seal dating from the end of the 16^th century there is a flower between the horns. The stars appear first as crosses in a seal dating from 1593. Not until the middle of the 19^th century the stars replace the crosses. After 1945 the stars were again replaced by the rose. The origin of the head, rose and the stars is not known.