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Municipality : [[Varėna]] | Municipality : [[Varėna]] | ||
[[File:Marcinkonys.jpg|center|350 px]] | [[File:Marcinkonys.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on June 1, 2004. | The arms were officially granted on June 1, 2004. | ||
The patriarchal crosses refer to the local custom of building large wooden crosses with two crosspieces, also to the resistance of the local people against the Polish regime (1920-1939): building of such Lithuanian crosses was one of the methods of protest. The red colour refers to blood spilled for keeping the Lithuanian identity. | |||
Wolf heads refer to the wolves living in the area. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[ | '''[https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography/ Literature]''': Rimsa, 2004 | ||
[[Category:Lithuanian Villages]] | [[Category:Lithuanian Villages]] | ||
[[Category:Alytus]] | [[Category:Alytus]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 2004]] | [[Category:Granted 2004]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:31, 20 March 2025
MARCINKONYS
County : Alytus
Municipality : Varėna
| Lithuanian | blazon wanted |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on June 1, 2004.
The patriarchal crosses refer to the local custom of building large wooden crosses with two crosspieces, also to the resistance of the local people against the Polish regime (1920-1939): building of such Lithuanian crosses was one of the methods of protest. The red colour refers to blood spilled for keeping the Lithuanian identity.
Wolf heads refer to the wolves living in the area.
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Literature: Rimsa, 2004