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Zmigród commune (Poland)
Trzebnica county, Dolnoslaskie vojvodship
Last modified: 2008-02-16 by jarig bakker
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image by Gunnar Staack, 17 Oct 2000.
adopted 1996
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Żmigród commune flag
Żmigród is in Trzebnica county, c. 40 km north of Wrocław. German name:
Trachenberg/Schmiegrode. Flag adopted: 1996.
Gunnar Staack, 17 Oct 2000.
Żmigród CoA
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Legend has it that Żmigród derives its name from a basilisk or a cruel
dragon that tormented residents of the town. The beast was believed to
have lived in the vicinity of a local parish church, where a water tower
is located today.
Gunnar Staack, 17 Oct 2000.