Ljubljana
LJUBLJANA
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The dragon has been the symbol of Ljubljana since the Middle Ages. An ancient Greek historian records the story that, on their way to the Adriatic sea, Jason and his Argonauts, laden with the Golden Fleece, had to carry their huge boat across the moors around today's Ljubljana (then Aemona), where they were harrassed by huge crocodiles (or dragons) of some kind. This prototypical crocodile, so the story goes, evolved into the image of a dragon, more to the medieval taste.
The structure beneath the dragon is the Ljubljana castle, which still stands.
Image gallery
The arms around 1500
Coat of arms (crest) of Ljubljana]]
The arms in the 19th century
Coat of arms (crest) of Ljubljana]]
The arms by Ströhl (1904)
Coat of arms (crest) of Ljubljana]]
Seal from around 1900
Coat of arms (crest) of Ljubljana]]
The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1932
Wappen von Ljubljana/Coat of arms (crest) of Ljubljana]]
The arms in the Abadie albums
Coat of arms (crest) of Ljubljana]]
The arms in a German album, +/- 1905
Coat of arms (crest) of Ljubljana]]
The arms in a German album, 1910s
Coat of arms (crest) of Ljubljana]]
The arms in a German album, 1930s
Coat of arms (crest) of Ljubljana]]
The arms on a manhole cover
Literature: http://zeljko-heimer-fame.from.hr; Stanič and Jakopič, 2005
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