Šiluva

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ŠILUVA

County : Kaunas
Municipality : Raseiniai

Arms (crest) of Šiluva
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 19, 2002.

The arms refer to one of the earliest Marian apparition in Europe in 1612, which supported the victory of Catholicism against Protestantism and made Šiluva one of largest spiritual centres in Lithuania.


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