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Coat of arms of Lviv, the Glossary

Index Coat of arms of Lviv

The coat of arms of the city of Lviv features a golden lion beneath a city gate in a blue field.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 27 relations: Andrew of Galicia, Andriy Grechylo, Austria, Azure (heraldry), Blazon, Charge (heraldry), Galicia (Eastern Europe), Hammer and sickle, Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, Leo I of Galicia, Lion (heraldry), Lviv, Or (heraldry), Partitions of Poland, Polish–Soviet War, Polish–Ukrainian War, Pope Sixtus V, Ruthenia, Second Polish Republic, Semper fidelis, Sigismund I the Old, Soviet Union, Ukraine, Virtuti Militari, World War II.

  2. Coats of arms of cities in Ukraine
  3. Culture in Lviv

Andrew of Galicia

Andrew (translit) (unknown – 1323) was the last king of Ruthenia in 1308–1323 (according to other sources since 1315).

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Andriy Grechylo

Andrii Grechylo (Андрій Богданович Ґречило; Andriy Bohdanovych Grechylo / Hrechylo / Greczylo), is a Ukrainian historian, heraldist and vexillologist.

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Austria

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps.

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Azure (heraldry)

In heraldry, azure is the tincture with the colour blue, and belongs to the class of tinctures called "colours".

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Blazon

In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image.

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Charge (heraldry)

In heraldry, a charge is any emblem or device occupying the field of an escutcheon (shield).

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Galicia (Eastern Europe)

Galicia (. Collins English Dictionary Galicja,; translit,; Galitsye) is a historical and geographic region spanning what is now southeastern Poland and western Ukraine, long part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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Hammer and sickle

The hammer and sickle (Unicode) is a communist symbol representing proletarian solidarity between agricultural and industrial workers.

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Jan Dymitr Solikowski

Jan Dymitr Solikowski (1539, in Sieradz – 27 June 1603, in Lwów, Poland) was a Polish writer, diplomat, Archbishop of Lwów.

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Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Joseph II (German: Josef Benedikt Anton Michael Adam; English: Joseph Benedict Anthony Michael Adam; 13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 18 August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 29 November 1780 until his death.

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Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia

The Principality or, from 1253, Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, also known as the Kingdom of Ruthenia, was a medieval state in Eastern Europe which existed from 1199 to 1349.

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Leo I of Galicia

Leo I of Galicia (translit; – c. 1301) was King of Ruthenia, Prince of Belz (1245–1264), Peremyshl, Galicia (1264–1269), and Kiev (1271–1301).

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Lion (heraldry)

The lion is a common charge in heraldry.

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Lviv

Lviv (Львів; see below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the sixth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine.

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Or (heraldry)

In heraldry, or (/ɔːʁ/; French for "gold") is the tincture of gold and, together with argent (silver), belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals".

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Partitions of Poland

The Partitions of Poland were three partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that took place toward the end of the 18th century and ended the existence of the state, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland and Lithuania for 123 years.

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Polish–Soviet War

The Polish–Soviet War (late autumn 1918 / 14 February 1919 – 18 March 1921) was fought primarily between the Second Polish Republic and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic before it became a union republic in the aftermath of World War I and the Russian Revolution, on territories which were previously held by the Russian Empire and the Habsburg Monarchy following the Partitions of Poland.

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Polish–Ukrainian War

The Polish–Ukrainian War, from November 1918 to July 1919, was a conflict between the Second Polish Republic and Ukrainian forces (both the West Ukrainian People's Republic and the Ukrainian People's Republic).

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Pope Sixtus V

Pope Sixtus V (Sisto V; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his death, in August 1590.

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Ruthenia

Ruthenia is an exonym, originally used in Medieval Latin, as one of several terms for Kievan Rus'.

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Second Polish Republic

The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 7 October 1918 and 6 October 1939.

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Semper fidelis

Semper fidelis is a Latin phrase that means "always faithful" or "always loyal" (Fidelis or Fidelity).

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Sigismund I the Old

Sigismund I the Old (Zygmunt I Stary, Žygimantas II Senasis; 1 January 1467 – 1 April 1548) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 until his death in 1548.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe.

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Virtuti Militari

The War Order of Virtuti Militari (Latin: "For Military Virtue", Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari) is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

Coats of arms of cities in Ukraine

Culture in Lviv

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Lviv

Also known as Coat of Arms of Lwów, Lviv coat of arms.