Coat of arms of Wrocław
Coat of arms of Wrocław | |
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Armiger | Gmina Wrocław |
Adopted | 1530 |
The coat of arms of the City of Wrocław is divided into quarters. It dates back to 1530, when it was approved by Emperor Charles V.[1]
Description
In the centre is the severed head of
Its blazon is: "Quarterly, I: Gules, a lion rampant queue fourch erect facing sinister Argent, armed and langued Or outlined Sable, crowned Or outlined Sable; II: Or, an eagle Sable charged with across its breast and wings a crescent Argent upward pointing with a crosslet Argent attached rising from the middle; III: Or, a capital letter 'W' Sable serifed; IV: Gules, the head and shoulders of St. John the Evangelist gardant Argent, with youthful face and long hair Argent outlined Sable and with halo Or outlined Sable, issuant from an inverted crown Or outlined Sable. Surmounting all at center a roundel Argent, double-bordered in Sable, charged with St. John the Baptist's head Argent, with beard and hair Sable, semi-gardant turned toward the dexter."[citation needed]
Evolution
The first version of the coat of arms was created in 1292, and featured only the head of John the Baptist. After Wrocław became part of the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1335, the Bohemian lion was added to the shield in alternating quadrants. The only surviving example of this version of the shield now exists on the wall of Lauf Castle near Nuremberg.
The present coat of arms was granted in 1530. In 1938, this coat of arms was abolished,
Wrocław, as part of the
After the collapse of communism, the city decided to revert to the coat of arms of 1530,[1] albeit in a more stylized form.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Norbert Conrads (2011-06-07). "Wrocław – Identities and cultural memory". ENRS. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27.
External links and sources
- "Arms of Wroclaw". Archived from the original on 2014-11-07.
- Herby Wrocławia - Coat of arms of Wrocław na portalu polska-org.pl