Ostrava

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OSTRAVA

Province: Moravskoslezský Kraj
District (Okres) : Ostrava-město

Official blazon

Czech
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Origin/meaning

The first mentioning of Ostrava was in the testament of the Olomouc bi­shop Bruno of Schaueburg in 1267. The bishop had purchased the community of Ostrava, promoted it to the status of a townlet and granted it the coat-of­ arms which depicted a white horse rampant. The coat-of-arms was improved later by bishop De­trich from the family of Lords of Hradec by adding a five-leaf rose which was taken over from his family coat-of-arms.

Seal from around 1900.	The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1935	The arms by Jan Čaka (1977)

Literature : Augustin, 1997