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Białołęka Bielany Mokotów Praga-Północ Rembertów Targówek Ursus, Warsaw Ursynów Wawer Włochy Wilanów Wesoła

Praga-Południe Wola Śródmieście, Warsaw Ochota Żoliborz

Bemowo
The coat of arms of Bemowo consists of a French-style escutcheon (shield) divided vertically into two halves, with the left half being futher divided horizontally into two fields. The right half depicts the Mermaid of Warsaw, a mythical creature that is the symbol of the city. She is a mermaid with top body of a naked human woman with beige skin and yellow (golden) long hair, and a teal fish tail instead of legs. In her left hand, she holds a circular yellow (golden) shield covering most of her chest, and in her right hand, above her head, she hold a yellow (golden) sword. She is placed on a red background. The top left field features the Polish Air Force checkerboard, which is the Military aircraft insignia of Poland. In the coat of arms, it represents the Warsaw Babice Airport, which is located within the district, as well as its connection to aviation. It consists of four equal squares, of which the upper left and lower right are white, and the other two, red. These are surrounded by a border of inverted (counterchanged) colors 1/5 the thickness of a single square. The bottom left field depicts a white cervus with yellow (golden) antlers, placed on a green background. It symbolizes the neighbourhood of Jelonki, located within Bemowo. In Polish language, its name translates to the little cervuses or little deers. On the top of the shield is placed a yellow (golden) crown with white (silver) jewels, and a cross at the top.

The coat of arms had been adopted on 11 January 1996, as the symbol of the municipality of Warsaw-Bemowo. On 27 October 2002, the municipality ceased to exist and was replaced by the quarter of Bemowo, which continues to use the coat of arms to the present day.

Białołęka
The coat of arms of Białołęka consists of a Iberian-style escutcheon (shield) divided vertically into two halves, green to the left, and yellow (golden) to the right. The left green field depicts a yellow (golden) sheaf. The yellow right field depicts a white tower with open gate at the bottom, and a red lion, facing to the left, standing on its back feet, on the top of the tower. It has white (silver) claws, and holds in its right paws, an axe with white (silver) blade and black handle.

The division of the coat of arms into two parts, represents the two historical settlements of Białołęka, and Tarchomin, which developed into the city quarter. The yellow (golden) sheaf on the green background, represents the historical connection of the area to rural traditions. The sheaf was adopted from the coat of arms of the House of Vasa, as the area used to be private possession of king John II Casimir Vasa, from said dynasty. The tower represent the urban character of the area. The lion had been adopted from the Prawdzic coat of arms, used by the Gołyński family, which used to own Tarchomin, while the axe, from the Topór coat of arms, used by the Ossoliński family, which used to own Białołęka.

The coat of arms had been adopted on 28 April 1995, as the symbol of the municipality of Warsaw-Białołęka. On 27 October 2002, the municipality ceased to exist and was replaced by the quarter of Białołęka, which continues to use the coat of arms to the present day.

Bielany
Na tarczy dwudzielnej w słup w polu prawym złotym król stojący w szacie biało – czerwonej w koronie złotej z takimż berłem i jabłkiem królewskim, w polu lewym czerwonym na wzgórzu złotym kościół biały zwieńczony krzyżem i dwoma sterczynami.

Lewa strona herbu przedstawia sylwetkę króla Władysława IV, który podczas wojny polsko–moskiewskiej złożył kluczowe dla historii Bielan ślubowanie. W następstwie tego wydarzenia z podkrakowskich Bielan przybył zakon kameduli. Zakonnicy zamieszkali w ufundowanym w 1659 roku eremie na ówczesnej Polkowej Górze (współcześnie Lasek Bielański). Prawa strona przedstawia wizerunek klasztoru oo. kamedułów (najstarszy budynek na Bielanach). Do białych habitów kamedułów zamieszkujących klasztor nawiązuje nazwa Bielany[1].

Herb dzielnicy Bielany został ustanowiony uchwałą nr 176/XX/95 Rady Gminy Warszawa – Bielany w dniu 16 grudnia 1995 r.

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Mokotów
The coat of arms of Mokotów consists of the purple (in older depictions, red) Iberian-style escutcheon (shield) with orange (golden), depicting a dark grey (in older depictions, black) shield with orange (golden) edge, placed in the centre, and a two diagonal stripes going from the top left, to bottom right corner of the escutcheon. The stripes are of yellow (golden) and red colours, which are the colours of the flag of Warsaw, with orange (golden) edges. On the top of the coat of arms is placed an orange (golden) crown with a cross on the top. The current depiction of the coat of arms depicts in three-dimensional shape, slightly tilted down and to the right. The older version of the coat of arms depicted it as two-dimensional shape, additionally with text "MOKOTÓW" placed at the bottom of the escutcheon, made out of the yellow (golden) capital letters. The coat of arms had been adopted on 9 November 1990.

New Town
New Town is a neighbourhood, and an area of the Municipal Information System, in the city of Warsaw located within the district of Śródmieście. Until 1791, it functioned as a separate town, under the name New Warsaw. As a separate territorial entity, it used its own seal with a coat of arms. A version known from 1648 features a woman and a unicorn standing on its back feet. The inscription in the rim of the seal in Latin is: "SIGILLUM * NOVA * CIVITATIS * VARSCHOVIENSIS", which means the seal of Warsaw New Town. In the Middle Ages, the image of a virgin with a unicorn on her knees was a frequent motif of Christian art as a symbol of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the unicorn itself symbolized Christ.

While no longer official symbol of the area, it can still be found, in at the New Town Market Place, where it decorrelates the top of the well in front of the St. Kazimierz Church, which was set up there around the year 1957.

Ursynów
The coat of arms of Ursynów depicts a red castle, consisting of a red open gate with black bars, and two red towers on each side with black roofs. On the top of the gate is a black bear, standing on its back feet, and facing to the left. It holds a red rose. The building stands on a green field, and behind a yellow background. The coat of arms has an Iberian style escutcheon with square top and rounded base.

The bear refers to the coat of arms of the heraldic clan of Rawa, that also depicts a black bear. It refers to Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, the member of the clan, that in 1822, bought Ursynów, naming it after his family name. The caste symbolizes the city of Warsaw, that Ursynów is a part of. The red colour of the building, and a yellow colour of the background, refer to the flag of Warsaw, that consists of yellow and red horizontal stripes. The open gate symbolizes the hospitality of the inhabitants of the district. The green field below the castle symbolizes the district greenery, and refer to its past, when it consisted of villages and farm fields.

The coat of arms had been designed by the group of specialists, that included Jerzy Nowosielski and Andrzej Kulikowski. It was established on 14 February 1995, as the coat of arms of the municipality of Warsaw–Ursynów. On 27 October 2002, the municipality had been replaced by the district of Ursynów, that continues to use the coat of arms to the present day.

Wawer
The coat of arms of Wawer consists of an escutcheon (shield) with square top and rounded base, that is divided vertically into two fields. The left field depicts a frayed yellow capital letter W, placed on the red brick wall. The right field depicts a green oak tree, with seven levees and four acorns growing from its branches. It is placed on a yellow background.

The letter W commemorates the Wawer massacre, during which, on the night of 26 to 27 December 1939, 107 Polish civilians were executed by Nazi Germany officers, in the occupied Wawer, and the inscriptions "Wawer pomścimy" (from Polish: we will revenge Wawer), that were written on the building walls by inhabitants of Warsaw, following the massacre. The yellow and red are the colours of the flag of Warsaw. The oak tree references to the oak trees in the city quarter, that are recognized as the natural monuments. Yellow and red are the colours of the Warsaw coat of arms and flag.

The coat of arms was adopted on 28 December 1999, as the symbol of the gmina (municipality) of Warsaw–Wawer. On 27 October 2002, the municipality had been replaced by the city quarter of Wawer, which continues to use it to this day.