Birštonas

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BIRŠTONAS

County : Kaunas

Official blazon

Skydo mėlyname lauke pavaizduota fantastinė šokanti auksinė su sidabriniais dantimis žuvis, kuriai iš viršugalvio (lyg banginiui) trykšta sidabrinė vandens čiurkšlė.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 21, 1995.

The arms symbolizes the springs of mineral water, vital for this resort town. Also it reminds the past symbol of Birštonas: the sculpture of fish with mineral water running out of mouth, which was drowned together with large area of town, when the Kaunas water-power plant was built.

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