Coat of arms of Świętochłowice
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Świętochłowice Silesian Voivodeship |
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The coat of arms of the town of Świętochłowice ( Schwientochlowitz ) consists of three fields and goes back to the 20th century.
description
Heraldically on the right it shows half an Upper Silesian eagle on a blue background. Heraldically to the left are mallets and irons on a red background as symbols for mining . There is a gear wheel under the miner symbol. They indicate the industrial character of the city.
The earlier coat of arms of Schwientochlowitz showed Saint Anthony of Padua on a blue background. St. Anthony carries the baby Jesus on his left arm, the Bible in both hands and a lily on his right arm. The baby Jesus and the lily are attributes of the sacred.
Old seal
The former coat of arms
Today's city flag
