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The arms were granted on April 28, 1998.<br/> | The arms were granted on April 28, 1998.<br/> | ||
Žagarė was first time mentioned in written sources in 1198 as Rakte, the strong castle of Ziemgaliai (Semigallians, the ancient Baltic tribe). The settlement at castle served two neighbour castles too: Veide and Aukstadvaris (also called Zvelgaicio), mentioned in 1253. It was maybe the only town of Ziemgala (Semigallia), not subjugated or not destroyed by the Livonian Order: when local Ziemgaliai realized that they cannot defend their freedom, they chose the sovereignity of Lithuania, the old ally of Ziemgala. | Žagarė was first time mentioned in written sources in 1198 as Rakte, the strong castle of Ziemgaliai (Semigallians, the ancient Baltic tribe). The settlement at castle served two neighbour castles too: Veide and Aukstadvaris (also called Zvelgaicio), mentioned in 1253. It was maybe the only town of Ziemgala (Semigallia), not subjugated or not destroyed by the Livonian Order: when local Ziemgaliai realized that they cannot defend their freedom, they chose the sovereignity of Lithuania, the old ally of Ziemgala. | ||