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|  | The Coat of Arms of Wroclaw is divided into quarters.
In the center is the head of Joan the Baptist, patron saint of the city.
The crowned white lion represents the Kingdom of Bohemia, to which Wroclaw belonged to since 1336.
In the coat of arms you can also see the black Silesian eagle. The letter "W" stands for both "Wroclaw" and for the name of legendary founder of the city "Wrocislaw.
In the last quarter are head and shoulders of St. John the Evangelist.
NAMES OF WROCLAW IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES:
Wrocław in Polish
Vroclavas in Lithuanian
Vroclava in Latvian
Vratislav in Czech
Vroclavo in Esperanto
Breslau in German
Boroszló in Hungarian
Breslavia in Italian
Βρότσλαβ in Greek
ヴロツワフ in Japanese
波兰语 in Chinese
פולנית
The early recordings show that the medieval city name was Wrocislaw in Polish and Vratislav in Czech and it means the Wrocislaw/Vratislav's town.
The name was used since the 12th century till now.
The Germans germanized the city name as Breslau.
The city is named after a person called Vratislaw/Wrocislaw, though it is unclear what, if any, connection exists to a Czech duke called Vratislav I. It is also possible that the city was named after the tribal duke of the Silesians, or after the early owner of the city, called Vratislav. |
The best time to visit Wroclaw The best time to visit Wroclaw is spring or summer. We have a long weekend in May. It lasts sometimes 5 or 6 days because of festivities. A lot of events are organised at that time.
You can enjoy the summer nights at the Market Sqare sipping beer and watching people all whole night. | | |
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Trekki Wed Aug 27, 2008 06:24 UTC
Oh fantastic, Grzegorz! Yes, I would be in photo heaven - you are lucky to live in such a beautiful town. I love the dwarfs and might find more :-) So I really need to learn some Polish to be able to communicate :-) | asianbelle Fri Aug 1, 2008 15:58 UTC
I'm intrigued as to what the title means... isn't the relief that of JC, His cross and nails? | HORSCHECK Sun Jul 6, 2008 09:15 UTC
Grzegorz, I hope you are doing well. Interesting updates here. I haven't heard about the Sky Tower yet. Have a nice Sunday. | Tuna_ank Sun Mar 30, 2008 20:44 UTC
Very helpful pages. Thanks. I hope we can see your city and you this summer... |
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