Alūksne (town)
Template:Latvia ALǕKSNE TOWN
Region : Vidzeme
Municipality : Alūksne
Official blazon
Purpura laukā divi sudraba zobeni ar zelta rokturi, pāri melna grāmata - Bībele ar zelta rotājumiem un tādu pašu uzrakstu "A.D./1689".
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1925.
Aluksne was initially a castle of Latgali. German knights destroyed it and built their own castle Marienburg in 1342. The town was also established at the same time.
In the 17th century the German pastor Ernst Glick lived in Aluksne. He knew Latvian very well and he made the first translation of the Bible to Latvian, finished in 1689.
The town developed in the beginning of 20th century, when the narrow-gauge railway was built. In 1920 city rights were granted.
The arms were granted in 1925: the crossed swords mean ancient battles in the area, and the Bible with date 1689 notices the pastor's work.
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