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The arms reflects the local folk tale about the town and church names: the local lord Jurgis (George) hunted on the local wooded hill once. He was attacked by wolves, and when he prayed for aid and promised building a church right there, the wolves ran away. So he built a church on that hill ("girkalnis" refers to "forest hill") and dedicated the church to his patron St. George, symbolised by the small shield. | The arms reflects the local folk tale about the town and church names: the local lord Jurgis (George) hunted on the local wooded hill once. He was attacked by wolves, and when he prayed for aid and promised building a church right there, the wolves ran away. So he built a church on that hill ("girkalnis" refers to "forest hill") and dedicated the church to his patron St. George, symbolised by the small shield. | ||
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GIRKALNIS
County : Kaunas
Municipality : Raseiniai
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on October 18, 2006.
The arms reflects the local folk tale about the town and church names: the local lord Jurgis (George) hunted on the local wooded hill once. He was attacked by wolves, and when he prayed for aid and promised building a church right there, the wolves ran away. So he built a church on that hill ("girkalnis" refers to "forest hill") and dedicated the church to his patron St. George, symbolised by the small shield.
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