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  Syrena History
Warsaw is situated over 300km (200 miles) from the closest sea coast.
The people of Warsaw are proud of their symbol, which appears in many art forms, as the one on the left from the weekly magazine "Tygodnik Ilustrowany" in 1900.
The streets and parks of Warsaw are adorned by many statues commemorating kings, statesmen, artists and heroes of the many battles for freedom from oppression.
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  Coat of Arms of Warsaw -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The (The official symbols of a family, state, etc.) Coat of Arms of (The capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland) Warsaw consists of a syrenka in a red field.
Initially the Coat of Arms of Warsaw depicted a dragon with human male's head, carrying a sword and a shield.
The tail was also changed from that of a dragon to that of a fish and the only remaining part of the original Coat of Arms are sword and shield.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/coat_of_arms_of_warsaw.htm   (194 words)

  
 Wikipedia: Warsaw   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city.
Warsaw remained the capital of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, to become the capital of the Province New East Prussia.
Warsaw is notable among Europe's capital cities not for its size, its age, or its beauty but for its indestructibility.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/w/wa/warsaw_1.html   (1026 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Coat of Arms of Warsaw   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Coat of Arms of Warsaw consists of a syrenka in a red field.
A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments.
Gradually the male head and body was replaced with that of a female, and by the end of 16th century the tail was also changed from that of a dragon to that of a fish.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Coat-of-Arms-of-Warsaw   (1110 words)

  
 PNAF - Polish Coats-of-Arms
The arms of the Polish nobility in their current illustrations arose during the course of the 14th century, which is somewhat later than the arms of the nobility of Western Europe.
Often in such arms some sort of element will be found either of a national emblem (an eagle, half eagle, an eagle's wing) or from the arms of the ruler at the time (a crown from the arms of the Vasas, or a shield from the arms of John III).
The typical Polish coat of arms consists of a shield, helmet, crown and crest and all four parts are essential and indispensable in the arms of the Polish nobility.
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 History of Warsaw's Coat of Arms
City coats of arms began to take shape at the same time as the law of cities in the second half of the 13th century.
During the 16th century, the male torso on the Warsaw arms was replaced with a female torso, the helmeted head disappeared, and there appeared dragon wings at the hips and a lizard tail.
In 1811, during the period of the Duchy of Warsaw, the seals of the city adopted the official emblem of the Duchy, the Saxon-Polish Arms.
www.e-warsaw.pl /miasto/herb.htm   (650 words)

  
 Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The next state tracing its origins to the Commonwealth was the Duchy of Warsaw in 1807.
Reforms, notably of Sejm Wielki which resulted in May Constitution of Poland came too late and the country was partitioned by its neighbours (Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia and Austria) and erased from the map in 1795.
Coat of Arms of a proposed Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian Commonwealth
open-encyclopedia.com /Polish-Lithuanian_Commonwealth   (2417 words)

  
 Poland LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPLORER
Napoleon recreated a Polish state, the Duchy of Warsaw, but after the Napoleonic wars, Poland was split again by the Allies at the Congress of Vienna.
Warsaw leads the region of Central Europe in foreign investment and allegedly needs a continued large inflow.
The principal ports and harbours are: Port of Gdańsk, Port of Gdynia, Port of Szczecin, Port of Swinoujscie, Port of Ustka, Port of Kolobrzeg, Gliwice, Warsaw, Wroclaw.
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 Warsaw (Poland)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In 1994, the borderline of the City of Warsaw was enlarged to the surrounded province.
Warsaw has its coat of arms on a flag with a yellow horizontal stripe over a red one.This flag is seen regularly over city buildings, etc. Sometimes the flag does not have the coat of arms on it (Yellow and red are the city's colors).
The shield of Warsaw is red, with a golden crown over it, charged with a mermaid en passant pink skinned, with blue tail silver tipped, holding a golden curved sword over her head in the right hand and a golden round shield in the left.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/pl-warsa.html   (736 words)

  
 Democratic Republic of Congo - Coat of Arms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The "coat of arms" has the following elements : a blue shield charged with seven yellow stars (like in the previous national flag) one big one in the centre and a row of six stars to dexter (viewer's left).
Its coat of arms shall consist of a lion's head framed by two laurel branches with hands crossed in the centre.
That is: "Its coat of arms is a lion's head framed by, to the left, a palm-tree branch and an arrow and, to the right, an ivory point [pointer?] and a lance, all of it upon a rock."
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 Warsaw - Wikinfo
Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city.
Warsaw remained the capital of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, to become the capital of the Province New East Prussia.
Warsaw is notable among Europe's capital cities not for its size, its age, or its beauty but for its indestructibility.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Warsaw   (3265 words)

  
 Warsaw Mermaid photo - Jola Dziubinska photos at pbase.com
It is the symbol of city and is featured in Warsaw's coat of arms since the mid of 14th century.
Once upon a time there were two mermaid sisters, who swam to the shore of the Baltic Sea from their home deep in the sea.
This is why the Warsaw Mermaid is armed: she bears a sword and a shield to defend the city.
www.pbase.com /image/53507510   (354 words)

  
 ipedia.com: List of coats of arms Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Philippines - Coat of Arms of the Philippines
United States - The obverse of the Great Seal of the United States is regarded as the Coat of Arms of the United States.
Coats of arms of the Yugoslav Socialist Republics
www.ipedia.com /list_of_coats_of_arms.html   (203 words)

  
 Wielkie Biale Braterstwo w historii i kulturze narodu polskiego
is the official Coat of Arms of Warsaw, the capital of Poland
This is an important subject because many of you have increased in Light sufficiently, in the first place, to warrant my coming and in the second to be the object of a cruel envy you may not have heretofore experienced.
Therefore, to them anyone who is a Lightbearer, even the smallest child, is anathema, a curse in itself; and they can [have no peace] until that focus [of Light]-that individual, that property or even that church is destroyed.
www.tslpl.org /warsaw.html   (5286 words)

  
 poland flag and other poland related information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Red and white have long been associated with Poland and its coat of arms.
On the modern flag, white is said to represent the hope for peace by...
Rzeczpospolita Polska Republic of Poland (Flag) (Coat of Arms) Motto : none [1] Anthem : Mazurek Dąbrowskiego Capital Warsaw 52°13′ N 21°02′ E Largest city...
www.nethorde.com /poland/poland-flag.html   (308 words)

  
 WWW.ARALTAS.COM - The Internet Heraldry Store
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 Warsaw Mermaid Wooden Plate, Boxes & Plates at Poland by Mail
Warsaw Mermaid Wooden Plate, Boxes & Plates at Poland by Mail
Warsaw's coat of arms features a mermaid drawing a sword and holding a shield.
Now you can display this beautiful coat of arms on a wooden plate, hand carved, which features many brass inlays.
www.polandbymail.com /get_item_har104_warsaw-mermaid-wooden-plate.htm   (107 words)

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