Świnka coat of arms

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Świnka
Świnka Coat of Arms
Battle cry: Świnka
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Alternative names Parcaria, Parvus Sus, Porcaria Sus, Świnia głowa
Earliest mention 1352
Towns none
Families Błeszyński, Bogusławski, Bratkowski, Cholawski, Czacki, Czaczkowski, Czajewski, Danewicz, Dewknetowicz, Dewknotowicz, Dowknotowicz, Dziwosz, Gawroński, Grabianowski, Grzebski, Grzębski, Grzybieński, Grzymaczewski, Ikierat, Jentkiewicz, Jeżewicz, Jutrkowski, Kaczkowski, Kakanowski, Kakawski, Kakowski, Kamieński, Kamiński, Kania, Krzczonanowski, Krzczonowski, Krzyżanowski, Malborski, Mączeński, Mączyński, Michelsdorf, Mikuszewski, Pęciłło, Piotrowski, Podbrzeski, Pomorzański, Porkus, Rucki, Semisłowski, Stroliński, Stwoliński, Strzycki, Strzyski, Świnka, Tomisławski, Weperm, Wierzycki, Zajączek, Zieliński

Świnka (Polish for "Piglet") is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta (noble) families under the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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Swinka coat of arms in Baranow-Sandomierski castle
Swinka coat of arms in Baranow-Sandomierski castle

Świnka is one of the oldest coats of arms in Poland. According to legend, the history of the Świnka family began in 712, when a certain Biwoj, squire to Queen Libusza, gave her a giant boar that he had hunted down in the forest. The queen rewarded him with the coat of arms, the village of Świny in Silesia, and her daughter.

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Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included:

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