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Wieliczka city (Poland)

Wieliczka county, Malopolskie vojvodship

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[Wieliczka flag] image by Jens Pattke, 28 Aug 2004 See also:

Wieliczka city flag

Wieliczka: It was unclear if this was only the mining company's flag or the city's: White with coat of arms and a (R) registered mark and black lettering in Polish. Flag adopted 1995.
Luc Baronian, 18 May 1999

Wieliczka: in Wieliczka county in the Cracovian region, known for the saltpans whose excavation was begun by the early Slavic people already in BC times. The village of Wieliczka was tied to a Benedictine monastery in Tyniec and populated by German settlers. A town since 1289 and located again on the Magdeburg law in 1356. ca. 17.000 inhabitants as of 1994.
Gwidon S. Naskrent, 6 Sept 2000

Wieliczka Coat of Arms

[Wieliczka CoA] image from this site.