Bartoszyce

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BARTOSZYCE

Province: Podlaskie
County: Bartoszyce

Official blazon
Polish	blazon wanted
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The oldest seals of the city, which date from the 15^th century, already show two crossed axes on a small hill or mountain, making the whole arms canting. The axe is a canting symbol (Barte=axe). All known later seals also only show one of two axes. The old arms (see below) show a knight of the Teutonic Order, holding an axe. The town was a longtime possession of the Order. When the knight was added is not known.

The municipal stamp shown in 1892	The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1915
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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