Bolesławiec

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BOLESŁAWIEC

Province: Dolny Śląsk
County: Bolesławiec

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms of the city (German name Bunzlau) show a castle with in the gate the arms of Silezia. The composition is derived from the oldest known seal of the city (dating from 1303), which showed the eagle in the gate. During the 15^th century the eagle was placed in the gate and the arms have not changed since, except for the size and shape of the eagle and castle, as can be seen from the image by Hupp below.

The municipal stamp shown in 1892	Seal from around 1900
The arms in the Continentale Verlags-Anstalt album, +/- 1910	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums	The arms as shown in 1963
The arms as shown around 1970

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