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These are family arms
borne in the Polish tradition (named, according to the Polish
tradition “Woyawa”) and therefore also used by the armigers’ brothers
Andrzej, Witold, and Artur Wojtyczka and their descendants. There are
presently ten armigers using these arms: Andrzej Piotr Wojtyczka born
29.06.1951, his brothers Witold Janusz born 1954, Artur Karol born
1957, as well as Andrzej’s children: Radoslaw Andrzej born 1983,
Arthur Josef born 1996, Monika Irena born 1998, Witold’s children:
Maciej Witold, born 1982, Ewa Maria born 1984 and Artur’s children:
Alexander Konrad born 1977 and Julia Karin born 1994.
The golden horseshoe is a reference to the armiger’s paternal and
maternal forebears. Three spear-heads represent three brothers (the
armiger and his two brothers). The golden annulet surrounding the
horseshoe symbolises the close family relations between the brothers
and their veneration for tradition. Blue and Gold are the colours of
Upper Silesia, Poland, and represent the armiger’s pride for his
country. The Crest alludes to the armiger’s home town Mikolow in Upper
Silesia.
Dr hab. n. med. Andrzej
Wojtyczka (M.D., Ph. D.) born 29th June 1951, graduated from the
Silesian Medical University in Katowice, Poland, 1985 obtained his
doctorate and 2000 postdoctoral qualification (habilitation).
2000 -2005, Deputy-Head
of the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Medical University of
Silesia, Katowice, Poland. Since 2005 consultant surgeon, Department
of General, Visceral and Oncologic Surgery, Klinikum Bremen Mitte,
Teaching Hospital of the University of Goettingen, Germany. |
