{"id":17906,"date":"2021-03-28T10:32:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T08:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=17906"},"modified":"2021-03-18T17:45:03","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T15:45:03","slug":"pilsen-legends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/czech-republic\/plzen\/pilsen-legends\/","title":{"rendered":"2 things not everyone knows about Plzen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
There are always stories about cities that simply have to be told because they are impressive, incredible or just plain exciting. I have heard Plzen legends that simply have to be told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Why does Plzen have a camel on its coat of arms?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The city coat of arms of Plzen consists of 5 different elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a red shield with a female greyhound (bottom right)<\/li>
a green shield with a camel (bottom left)<\/li>
a silver shield with two golden pope’s keys placed upright and turned away from each other (top left)<\/li>
a golden shield with an armor bearer looking to the right, holding the right half of a black eagle (top right)<\/li>
a red shield with a castle (center)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
An angel stands behind the city coat of arms in many pictures, holding it in his hand. The angel was introduced by the Plzeners around 1433 as a heraldic bearer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n