Turk_head_(heraldry) Knowpia

In European heraldry, the decapitated Turk head (Hungarian: Törökfej, Polish: Turecka głowa, Czech and Slovak: Turecká hlava, Serbo-Croatian: Turska glava, Турска глава, Ukrainian: Турецька голова, romanized: Turetska holova), 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 coat of arms in Hungary, Serbia and Croatia.

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Cities and towns edit

Hungary: Bezeréd, Derecske, Komádi, Gáborján, Hajdúdorog, Hajdúnánás, Szécsény, Tépe
Serbia: Kikinda, Vršac
Croatia: Đelekovec

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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