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{{latvia}}
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''' DAUGAVPILS'''
''' DAUGAVPILS'''


Region : [[Latgale]]<br>
Region : [[Latgale]]<br>
Additions : 1956 [[Griva]]
Additions: 1956 [[Griva]]


[[File:Daugavpils.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:Daugavpils.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


===Official blazon===
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|'''Latvian'''
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Zilā laukā sudraba viJņota sija, augšā zelta lilija, pēdā savrups robots sudraba ķieģeļu mūris.
Zilā laukā sudraba viJņota sija, augšā zelta lilija, pēdā savrups robots sudraba ķieģeļu mūris.
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|'''English'''
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
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After the independence of Latvia the city was renamed to Daugavpils, and the new arms were granted in 1925: the fleur-de-lis in the upper part is an old knight's symbol and shows that knights established this city. The wavy line in the center symbolizes the Daugava river. The masonry in the lower part symbolizes the Daugavpils citadel, built by the Russian Empire.
After the independence of Latvia the city was renamed to Daugavpils, and the new arms were granted in 1925: the fleur-de-lis in the upper part is an old knight's symbol and shows that knights established this city. The wavy line in the center symbolizes the Daugava river. The masonry in the lower part symbolizes the Daugavpils citadel, built by the Russian Empire.


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{{media}}'''[[Literature]]''': Latvias ģerboņi, 2008
 
[[Literature]] : Latvias ģerboņi, 2008


[[File:latvia.jpg|50 px|Link=Latvia]][[Category:Latvian cities]]
[[Category:Latvian cities]]
[[Category:Latgale]]
[[Category:Latgale]]
[[Category:Granted 1925]]
[[Category:Granted 1925]]
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