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The arms are canting: "bartninkas" refers to "beekeeper" in Lithuanian, or, more exactly, this ancient term differs from the common "beekeeper" ("bitininkas") and refers to "keeper of forest bees living in hollow trees". Bears were sometimes ironically called "bartninkas" for their "care" about bees. | The arms are canting: "bartninkas" refers to "beekeeper" in Lithuanian, or, more exactly, this ancient term differs from the common "beekeeper" ("bitininkas") and refers to "keeper of forest bees living in hollow trees". Bears were sometimes ironically called "bartninkas" for their "care" about bees. | ||
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{{media}} Rimsa, 2004 | |||
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[[Category:Marijampolė]] | [[Category:Marijampolė]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1999]] | [[Category:Granted 1999]] |
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BARTNINKAI
County : Marijampolė
Municipality : Vilkaviškis
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Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on October 13, 1999.
The arms are canting: "bartninkas" refers to "beekeeper" in Lithuanian, or, more exactly, this ancient term differs from the common "beekeeper" ("bitininkas") and refers to "keeper of forest bees living in hollow trees". Bears were sometimes ironically called "bartninkas" for their "care" about bees.
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