Turk head (heraldry)
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In European heraldry, the severed Turk head,[a] most often as pierced by a sword, signifies the many wars fought by European Christian states against the invading Muslim, Turkish-led Ottoman Empire. Other depictions include the head held up by a victor or picked by a raven. It is used in modern town, municipality and village coats of arms in Hungary, Serbia, Croatia and the Czech Republic.
Cities and towns
- Hungary: Bezeréd, Derecske, Komádi, Gáborján, Hajdúdorog, Hajdúnánás, Szécsény, Tépe
- Serbia: Kikinda, Vršac
- Croatia: Đelekovec
- Czech Republic: Orlík nad Vltavou
Families
It was adopted by some Austro-Hungarian nobility, such as:
- The Balogh of Nemčice (in Slovakia), Mezőcsávás (in Romania), Csegö (?), Szász-Czegö (?)
- The Schwarzenberg of Český Krumlov (in Bohemia)[1]
- The Baky
- The Benkeö of Kezdi-Sarfalva
- The Branovacki
- The Csernovics
- The Csernoevicz
- The Csokits
- The Dunca of Sajo
- The Eperjessy of Gyulafehérvár (in Romania)
- The Gaines
- The Kajdachy
- The Karácson
- The Kovács
- The Kruchió
- The Latinovics
- The Nagy
- The Okolicsányi
- The Pótsa
Gallery
Schwarzenberg family arms, with a crow pecking at a Turk's head
Arms of the town of Orlík nad Vltavou, Czech Republic
Arms of the town of Derecske, Hungary
Arms of the town of Hajdúdorog, Hungary
Arms of the Balogh family from Mezőcsávás, Hungary
Arms of the town of Tépe, Hungary
Arms of the city of Kikinda, Serbia
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