Bečov nad Teplou

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Official blazon
Czech	V modrém štítě stříbrná kvádrovaná zeď, za ní dvě stříbrné kruhové kvádrované věže, každá se třemi (2,1) černými klíčovými střílnami, cimbuřím a černou jehlancovou střechou se zlatou makovicí. Uprostřed červený štítek se stříbrným dvouocasým lvem se zlatou zbrojí, držícím v pravé tlapě černý mlátek na topůrku přirozené barvy. Na štítku kolčí helm, klenotem vyrůstající zlatá postava Panny Marie se svatozáří mezi rozloženými černými křídly, přikrývadla červeno-stříbrná.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were registered on January 1, 1970.

In the middle of the 14th century the West-Bohemian family of Bors of Osek founded Becov Castle. The discovery of tin ores in its vicinity destined the village below the Castle soon to become a mining center. To encourage its development the Bors family in 1399 bestowed on the village the status of a town, including several rights and its own coat-of-arms. The arms show a city gate with in the gate a small shield with the Bohemian lion, holding a hammer for the mining.

The patron saint, St. Mary is shown between the towers.

Image Gallery

The arms by Widimsky, 1864
The arms in an album from 1955
The arms by Jan Čaka (1979)

Literature: Image obtained from here.

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