Salakas
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SALAKAS
County : Utena
Municipality : Zarasai
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on July 7, 2004.
The falcon is canting:"sakalas", meaning "falcon" in Lithuanian. The ashlars and the cross refer to the key event in life of Salakas community in 1906-1911:the local priest Antanas Kryzanauskas encouraged the parish to build a new church. People brought with lorries a lot of stones, ashlars and built the church in less than 6 years.
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