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Cornwall

 

Contents

Flags

Meaning/Origin of the Flag

Coat of Arms

Meaning/Origin of the Coat of Arms

Map

Numbers and Facts

History

Origin of the Country's Name



Flags

Flagge Fahne flag Cornwall Dumnonia St. Piran
Flag of Cornwall,
ratio = 3:5,
Source, by: Die Welt der Flaggen




Flagge Fahne flag Cornwall Dumnonia St. Piran Herzog von Cornwall Duke of Cornwall
Flag of the Duke of Cornwall,
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Source, by: Flags of all Nations



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Meaning/Origin of the Flag

The flag of Cornwall shows the cross of St. Piran, the patron saint of the pewter workers. The black stands for the ore, the white for the molten metal. However, they are the Celtic national colors black and white, arranged in the form of the English Saint George's cross.

Source: Die Welt der Flaggen

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Coat of Arms


Wappen coat of arms blason armoriaux Cornwall Dumnonia
Coat of arms of Cornwall,
Source, by: Wikipedia (EN), Sodacan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Meaning/Origin of the Coat of Arms

Cornwall today is not only a historic county and ceremonial county, but also a titular duchy. The title is traditionally held by the Prince of Wales. The coat of arms of Cornwall was designed in the 15th century and dates back to Richard, Earl of Cornwall (1209-1272). The golden bezants (= Byzantine gold coins) were removed from his coat of arms and rearranged in a combination of 15, and were initially adopted for the "Ancient and Honorable Association of Pawnbrokers". The arrangement was intended to symbolize the equality of the five members of the association.

Source: Wikipedia (EN)

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Map


Source: Freeware, University of Texas Libraries, modyfied by: Volker Preuß

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Numbers and Facts

Area: 1.375 square miles

Inhabitants: 565.968 (2018)

Density of Population: 412 inh./sq.mi.

Capital: Truro, 19.134 inh. (2010)

official Language: English

Source: Wikipedia (DE)

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History

ca. 600 B.C. · Celtic settlement

57 B.C.–74 A.D. · to the Roman Empire, province of Britannia

from ca. 400 · withdrawal of the Roman legions, in the following years immigration of the Germanic tribes of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes, which were later summarized under the term Anglo-Saxons, Cornwall becomes a retreat for the celtic British

ca. 950 · subjugation by the Saxons, Cornwall comes into the Kingdom of England

Source: Atlas zur Geschichte, Discovery '97, Wikipedia (DE)

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Origin of the Country's Name

The name "Cornwall" consists of two parts: The word "corn" refers to the former Celtic tribe of Cornovii, who former lived here. "Weahlas" means "welch", which means "foreign". Thus the Germanics called Romanized Germanics or Celts.

Source: Wikipedia (DE)


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