Coats of Arms - Gniezno - Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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N 49° 18.911 E 008° 26.564
32U E 459497 N 5462643
Wappen der polnischen Stadt Gniezno.
Waymark Code: WMVH8R
Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Date Posted: 04/20/2017
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The coat of arms has a red background on which a white eagle with yellow beak and feet can be seen. Above the coat of arms is a golden crown. "Gniezno is a city in central-western Poland, some 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of Poznan, with some 70,000 inhabitants. One of the Piast dynasty's chief cities, it was mentioned in 10th-century sources, including the Dagome Iudex, as the capital of Piast Poland. The Roman Catholic archbishop of Gniezno is the primate of Poland, making it the country's ecclesiastical capital. It has belonged since 1999 to the Greater Poland Voivodeship, and is the administrative seat of Gniezno County (powiat)." Source: ( visit link)
Bearer of Coat of Arms: Town
Full name of the bearer: Town Gniezno
Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: The coat of arms is located on the edge of the cathedral of Speyer and is part of the urban partnerships of Speyer.
Material / Design: Painting (enamel) on metal
Blazon (heraldic description): The coat of arms has a red background on which a white eagle with yellow beak and feet can be seen. Above the coat of arms is a golden crown.
"Gniezno is a city in central-western Poland, some 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of Poznań, with some 70,000 inhabitants. One of the Piast dynasty's chief cities, it was mentioned in 10th-century sources, including the Dagome Iudex, as the capital of Piast Poland. The Roman Catholic archbishop of Gniezno is the primate of Poland, making it the country's ecclesiastical capital. It has belonged since 1999 to the Greater Poland Voivodeship, and is the administrative seat of Gniezno County (powiat)."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gniezno
Address: Domgarten
67374 Speyer
Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]
Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): Not listed
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