Czewoja coat of arms

Czewoja is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families.

Czewoja
Details
Battle cry	Czawoja, Czawuja, Czewoja, Czewuja
Alternative names	Czawuja, Czewa, Czewuja, Czewye, Łzawa, Łzawia
Earliest mention	1409
Towns	Prószków
Families	18 names altogether: Batorzyński, Boturzyński, Czeremowski, Czewoj, Fabianowski, Gluzicki, Glużycki, Gniewomir, Gromnicki, Kowalski, Libertowski, Opatowski, Piroński, Świchowski, Świechowski, Zierowski, Zyrowski, Żyrowski

History

The Czewoja II was used mainly in the Kraków and Sandomierz area by around 10 families. It's theorized that it may be a mix between the Ostoja coat of arms and the Jastrzębiec coat of arms.

Blazon

Gallery

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  Czewoja coat of arms (Lzawa), in Baranow-Sandomierski castle
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  Czewoja II
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  Belina

See also

• Polish heraldry
• Heraldic family
• List of Polish nobility coats of arms

Bibliography

• Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007. ISBN 978-83-60597-10-1.