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Latvijas Pilsetu Gerboni
Latvian Civic Heraldry

GULBENE

Origin/meaning :
Gulbene, called then Gulbana, was initially a castle in the Talava land of Latgali people (Latvian tribe). The name comes from "gulbe" ("swan"). After the conquest of Latgale this land was transferred to the archbishop of Riga, which built his castle Schwanenburg in 1340. But Gulbene did not develop to the town and left only a manor.
In 1903 the narrow-gauge railway Plavinas-Valka was built, and it stimulated the development of town, especially when the other railway Ierike-Abrene was built, and both railways crossed at Gulbene.
In 1928 city rights were granted.
The arms were granted in 1938: a swan, according to the city name.

Literature : scan from a poster (Latvijas Pilsetu Gerboni); Purens : Latvijas gerbonu gramata (translated by Virginijus Misiunas, Vilnius)


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