Piekary Śląskie coat of arms

The current coat of arms

The coat of arms until 2005

The coat of arms of the town Piekary Śląskie (German: Deutsch Piekar) was adopted in its current form on June 30, 2005 and goes back to older coats of arms.

description

The current coat of arms shows two bakers in their traditional black work clothes with gold details on a blue background, corresponding to the place name (Piekar von Bäcker). Between them is the Basilica of Piekary Śląskie, which the two of them point to with their hands.

Before the change in 2005, the coat of arms only showed the two bakers shaking hands. In the 18th century the coat of arms or seal of the community Deutsch Piekar still showed the holy Mary with the Christ child.

Coats of arms of the districts

Brzeziny Śląskie (Birch Grove): According to the place name, it shows a birch in the middle, next to it two men in black miners' clothing with sabers in hand on a white background. The mining symbols mallets and iron are on the green ground.
Brzozowice (Brzezowitz): It shows the Lamb of God in white with a white flag and a golden cross on a blue background.
Dąbrówka Wielka (Great Dombrowka): According to the place name, it shows two large oaks (Domb = oak) with a green bottom on a white background.
Kamień (chimney): It shows a miner in black clothes with a pickaxe at work, according to the place name, in a quarry or while hitting stones on a white background.
Kozłowa Góra (Goat Hill): According to the place name, it shows two red goats on the tops of two hills on a white background.
Szarlej (Scharley): It shows a miner with a miner's lamp in his right hand and a hoe in his left hand on a white background.