Kuldīga (town)
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KULDĪGA TOWN
Region : Kurzeme
Municipality : Kuldīga
Official blazon
Sarkanā laukā sudraba jaunava - Sv. Katrīna - ar kroni; labajā rokā rats ar tam piekārtu krustiņu, kreisajā - lejupvērsts zobens.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1938.
Kuldiga is first mentioned in 1242, when the Teutonic Order built the extremely strong castle Goldingen in the Kurši land. It became a headstone of the German aggression against the Baltic people, and later - a capital of the Kurzeme (Curonia) dukedom.
A little later the town at castle started to develop. City rights and arms were granted in 1278. The arms show Saint Catherine, a patron of Kuldiga, with her symbols: wheel and sword. The saint is chosen as a patron of trade.
The seal of 1686 |
In 1846 Czar Nicholas I granted a new version:
The arms of 1846 (Source:Wikipedia) |
Around 1925 the President of Latvia changed the arms to river (Venta) line and two fishes, but the city rejected new arms.
The historical arms were confirmed in 1938.
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