Rūjiena (town)

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RŪJIENA TOWN

Region : Vidzeme
Municipality : Rūjiena

Official blazon
Latvian	Sarkanā laukā zelta labības kūlis, zelta vairoga galvā trīs zili sešlapu linu ziedi.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1925.

In the 13^th century Germans built the Rūjen castle at the Rūja river, where important trade ways have crossed. The town around the castle is first mentioned in 1461.

In 1896 the narrow-gauge railway Valka-Pernava was built, and it initiated the development of the town. City rights were granted in 1920.

The arms show three flax blossoms and a flax sheaf, because Rūjiena is famous by the flax cultivation and linen production.

Wappen von Rūjiena (town)/Coat of arms (crest) of Rūjiena (town)

Municipal cover, 1996

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Literature : Latvias ģerboņi, 2008

Rūjiena (town)

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