Miechów

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MIECHÓW

Province: Małopolska
County: Miechów

Arms of Miechów
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Origin/meaning

The arms show a griffin holding a small shield with a double cross. The design is already known form the 14th century. The origin of the griffin is not clear. The small shield shows the (old) arms of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, to which the village belonged in medieval times.

Arms of Miechów

The arms in the 1970s

Literature : Plewako and Wanag, 1994


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