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Slawno county (Poland)

Zachodniopomorskie vojvodship

Last modified: 2003-04-19 by jarig bakker
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S�awno county flag

[Slawno county flag] by Jens Pattke, 30 Mar 2002

Here is the flag of Slawno County (voj. Zachodnio-Pomorskie). The flag is a BoA. The flag ratio is 1:1.
Jens Pattke, 30 Mar 2002

S�awno county CoA

[Slawno county CoA] image from this website, reported by Jens Pattke, 30 Mar 2002

S�awno city CoA

[Slawno city CoA] by Jarig Bakker, 3 Jul 2001

Slawno city (German: Schlawe) has its CoA on Ralf Hartemink's site. - info:
"Schlawe was founded as a Polish village, but received its German name and city rights in 1317. The oldest seal of the city dates
from the same time and shows only a sea-griffin (an eagle with a fish tail). The sea-griffin was the arms of the Swenzo-family
that ruled the city. A second seal, dating from the mid 14th century shows the sea-griffin with the Wipper river, and the chequered
diamond. The meaning or origin of the latter is not known. All later seals show the same composition, which was placed in a shield
in the 19th century.
I have no information whether the present city still uses these arms.
Literature: Hupp, O : K�nigreich Preussen. Wappen der St�dte, Flecken und D�rfer. Reprint von 1896 und 1898. Kulturstiftung
der deutschen Vertriebenen, Bonn, 1993."

The city still uses the CoA, and the county as well.
Jarig Bakker, 30 Mar 2002