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The village did not have any historical arms. There is one seal known, dating from the 18th century, which shows a crown and two wheat ears. The meaning of the crown is not known, the wheat probably refers to the agricyltural character of the village. | The village did not have any historical arms. There is one seal known, dating from the 18th century, which shows a crown and two wheat ears. The meaning of the crown is not known, the wheat probably refers to the agricyltural character of the village. | ||
The arms were thus designed in 2004 and to the historical symbols a rose was added. The name Klokoč refers to a tree, the European | The arms were thus designed in 2004 and to the historical symbols a rose was added. The name Klokoč refers to a tree, the European Bladdernut (''Staphylea pinnata''), which has white flowers. As the seeds of this tree were often used to make rosaries, a white rose was chosen as a symbol for the tree and its use. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Czechoslovakia, Czechia and Slovakia|'''Literature''']]: Kartous and Vrteľ , 2010 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Czechoslovakia, Czechia and Slovakia|'''Literature''']]: Kartous and Vrteľ , 2010 | ||