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Praha - Ďáblice (Czechia)

Prague capital city

Ďáblice flag
Ďáblice coat of arms

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Ďáblice flag

image by Blas Delgado Ortiz, 10 May 2001, after image by Petr Exner

Is any significance to be read into the fact that the flag and arms of Ďablice show a Christian cross over a Star of David, which is traditionally a Jewish symbol. I ask this because the arms and flag of Ceske Tresov show a medieval caricature of a Jew.
Ron Lahav, 10 Nov 2003

Cross above star is no symbol of victory over Jews or something. It is a symbol of a Knightly Order of Bohemian origin. Ďáblice is a Part of Prague (district Prague 8 I think).
Mr. Lahav mentioned Ceske Tresov - he meant Česka Trebova, I suppose. Well, Trebova's Arms are a little mysterious. It really shows a black rooster with Jewish head (a bearded head with yellow hat). Official blason from 1980 gives only "a rooster with a bearded man's head in a hat with a ball on the top of it." Similar head has a certain Austrian (Styrian) town in its arms. It is called - Judenburg. So was it a Hebrew or not. In the second case it it quite obvious. But I disagree that Ceska Trebova Coat of Arms is a caricature; the real meaning of it is already lost in past. Ďáblice means She-Devil, in this case it is in Plural. This word is not necesary a sign of hell in our language. It could be (in certain specific circumstances) also very passionate women...
Aleš Križan, 11 Nov 2003

This is probably a pure coincidence but the French word "diabless" seems to be related with "Ďáblice".
Ivan Sache, 12 Nov 2003

Ďáblice coat of arms

image from this site, located by Jarig Bakker, 18 Apr 2002