Gorzów Śląski - urban-rural commune, Olesno County, Opolskie Voivodship
- German name: Landsberg in Oberschlesien.
First mentioned in 1241. In the Upper Silesian Plebiscite of March
20, 1921, 90,5 % of the inhabitants voted to remain in the borders of the
German State and 9,5 % voted for the inclusion into Poland.
Polish and Soviet troops took the town on January 20, 1945 and it was
incorporated into Poland on the basis of the Potsdam Treaty thereafter.
The tallest specimen of bladdernut plant (Staphylea) in Poland,
at 4 m, grows there.
Arms and flag adopted on June 13, 2008 (resolution # XVIII/146/2008).
"Arms: on a silver late-gothic shield there is a red deer in jump to
the right on the green hill.
Flag: a piece of cloth 1 m wide and 1,6 m long divided into horizontal
bands:
* upper - 1/4 of the width - yellow
* middle - 1/2 of the width - blue
* lower - 1/4 of the width - yellow
In the middle of the blue band the Arms are placed."
How's the bladdernut's nut tasting - do you know ? does anybody knows
?
Chrystian Kretowicz, 23 Oct 2008
Gorzów Śląski banner
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 23 Oct 2008
adopted 13 Jun 2008
Gorzów Śląski Coat of Arms
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 23 Oct 2008
adopted 13 Jun 2008