Nejdek

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Coat of arms (crest) of Nejdek
NEJDEK

Country : Czechia
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Province : Karlovarský Kraj
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District (Okres) :
Karlovy Vary


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Origin/meaning

The mining settlement was founded probably at the end of the 12th century near the tin-ore mines by the Hroznata family. It is possible that al ready at that time the town's seal received its origin­al design, which was later taken over by the armorial bearings of the town: deer antlers from the Hroznata arms with crossed mining ham­mers in between.

In the 16th century the town was promoted to a Free Mining Town by the Šlik family, owners of the region at the time. At that time the municipal coat-of-arms was arranged in the form it has maintained up to the present with the smaller arms of the Šlik family under the antlers.

Literature : Image obtained from here.

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