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''' SALAKAS'''
''' SALAKAS'''


County : [[Utena (county)|Utena]]<br>
County :[[Utena (county)|Utena]]<br>
Municipality : [[Zarasai]]
Municipality :[[Zarasai]]


[[File:Salakas.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:Salakas.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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The arms were officially granted on July 7, 2004.
The arms were officially granted on July 7, 2004.


The falcon is canting: "sakalas", meaning "falcon" in Lithuanian. The ashlars and the cross refer to the key event in life of Salakas community in 1906-1911: the local priest Antanas Kryzanauskas encouraged the parish to build a new church. People brought with lorries a lot of stones, ashlars and built the church in less than 6 years.
The falcon is canting:"sakalas", meaning "falcon" in Lithuanian. The ashlars and the cross refer to the key event in life of Salakas community in 1906-1911:the local priest Antanas Kryzanauskas encouraged the parish to build a new church. People brought with lorries a lot of stones, ashlars and built the church in less than 6 years.


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Lithuania|'''Literature''']]: Rimsa, 2004
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Lithuania|'''Literature''']]:Rimsa, 2004


[[Category:Lithuanian Villages]]
[[Category:Lithuanian Villages]]
[[Category:Utena]]
[[Category:Utena]]
[[Category:Granted 2004]]
[[Category:Granted 2004]]

Revision as of 12:50, 10 August 2024

SALAKAS

County :Utena
Municipality :Zarasai

Arms (crest) of Salakas
Official blazon
Lithuanian blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 7, 2004.

The falcon is canting:"sakalas", meaning "falcon" in Lithuanian. The ashlars and the cross refer to the key event in life of Salakas community in 1906-1911:the local priest Antanas Kryzanauskas encouraged the parish to build a new church. People brought with lorries a lot of stones, ashlars and built the church in less than 6 years.


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