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![[Piława Górna city flag]](../images/p/pl-ds-pg.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 10 Sep 2008
Good news! - the new flag and arms are coming, or are already in place.
The announcement of the City-Commune Council is stating there should be
no problems with the approval of proper authorities of the new symbols
as it was consulted with the Heraldic and Vexillological Institute in advance
of submission. The new insignias were supposed to be adopted by the City/Commune
Council at the session late in 2007.
The available text of the "Statut" (amended in 2003) still describes
the old symbols, adopted in 1979.
Flag: three horizontal stripes of black and red, proportioned 1:8:1;
in center the (new) city arms.
The Council agreed that the 1979 symbols have nothing to do with the
Silesian history and were contrary to the heraldic standards and rules.
The new Coat of Arms features the Silesian eagle (half-eagle actually) and three
benches commemorating the meeting of the three, waring, Silesian Princes
in XIV century to make peace and declare the truce among them. They were
the rulers of the principalities of Swidnik, Ziebice and Brzeg in the time
when Silesia was still a part of Regnum Polonić.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 9 Sep 2008
![[Piława Górna coat of arms]](../images/p/pl-ds)pg.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 10 Sep 2008
Description: or an eagle sable with over its wings a crescent argent; in base three benches gules placed 1,1,1.
![[Piława Górna city old flag]](../images/p/pl-ds_pg.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 10 Sep 2008
Old Piława Górna city flag: three equal horizontal stripes green, black, red.
![[Piława Górna city old Coat of Arms]](../images/p/pl-ds}pg.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 10 Sep 2008
Description: tierced per pall reversed, dexter vert three couped pallets
or, sinister sable three bendlets or, in base gules three bendlets sinister.
A "pall" is a 'Y' shaped charge which is generally shown upright in
heraldry, and "reversed" in heraldic terminology means upside down so a
'reversed pall' it most certainly is.
Combined efforts by Jarig Bakker, Christopher Southworth
and Željko Heimer, 10 Sep 2008