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[[File:vieksniai.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:vieksniai.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on May 15, 1792 and again on August 4, 1998. | |||
The arms can be explained only partially: the royal crown refers to the fact that Viekšniai was a royal town, but the meaning of stars is not known (there's a hypothesis about some relations with the arms of the noble Karpis family, but it has no sufficient arguments). | |||
Earlier, on October 25, 1725 other arms were granted: a triple hill, coming pars pro toto from the arms of the then elder Martynas Leopoldas Sciuka. It is unknown, if that arms was ever used. | |||
In the early 20th century a variant with 6-pointed stars and open crown was used. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:vieksniai 1792.jpg|center|300 px| | |align="center"|[[File:vieksniai 1792.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in 1792 | ||
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[[Literature]] : Rimsa, 2004 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Lithuania|'''Literature''']]: Rimsa, 2004 | ||
[[Category:Lithuanian Villages]] | [[Category:Lithuanian Villages]] |
Latest revision as of 06:54, 24 March 2024
VIEKŠNIAI
County : Telšiai
Municipality : Mažeikiai
Lithuanian | blazon wanted |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on May 15, 1792 and again on August 4, 1998.
The arms can be explained only partially: the royal crown refers to the fact that Viekšniai was a royal town, but the meaning of stars is not known (there's a hypothesis about some relations with the arms of the noble Karpis family, but it has no sufficient arguments).
Earlier, on October 25, 1725 other arms were granted: a triple hill, coming pars pro toto from the arms of the then elder Martynas Leopoldas Sciuka. It is unknown, if that arms was ever used.
In the early 20th century a variant with 6-pointed stars and open crown was used.
The arms in 1792 |
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