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zachary harden
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image by Virginijus Misiunas, 29 January 2010
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Flag and coat of arms of Kazlu Ruda (Marijampole county
- Marijampoles apskritis). The flag is according to my
personal observation from the flag show of Mindaugas coronation
750th anniversary. The coat of arms is drawn according to image
from the book: The Heraldry of Lithuania.
Anon., 10 July 2003
Kazlu Ruda - on yellow field the arms of Kazlu Ruda: on black
field sinister bendwise six golden 6-pointed stars between two
silver antlers of roebuck. Flag proportions 10:13, free edges
bordered with tight silver strip, fringe is silver, finial is
wooden knob. The arms reflects the establishment and name of
town. In 1737 the first homestead is mentioned in local woods:
the family of tar-maker and charcoal-burner Kazla, hence a
Lithuanian surname (modern form Kazlas), originating from Polish
"koziol" (meaning "goat"). His 6 sons
implemented the new business: they started exploiting the local
pools of swamp ore and became good smiths. Therefore the
settlement got name Kazlu Ruda (literally "Kazlas'
Ore", meaning "Kazlas' Foundry"). The black field
of arms means tar and charcoal, the 6 stars mean sparks flying
from iron forged by 6 brothers, and the antlers symbolize both
the location of town in woods and the surname Kazlas: in many
Lithuanian dialects there roe is called "wood goat".
Virginijus Misiunas, 29 January 2010
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by Anon., 10 July 2003