Last modified: 2024-03-23 by zachary harden
Keywords: lithuania | panevezys |
Links: FOTW homepage |
search |
disclaimer and copyright |
write us |
mirrors
image by Virginijus Misiunas, 14 November 2009
See also:
Municipalities:
At <www.pava.lt>
there is an image of what
looks like the county's flag. There are also photos of other
flags, which, I believe are subdivisions flag as I recognized the
flag of Panevezys City.
Dov Gutterman, 24 February 2005
All county flags and Coat of Arms adopted on 2004 by Heraldic
Commission of Lithuanian Department of Interior.
Jens Pattke, 26 February 2005
Panevezys county - on silver field black mounted knight in
defence, knight's shield is blue with golden Jogaila cross and
panache is red, bordure of flag blue with 10 golden Jogaila
crosses. Flag proportions 5:6, free edges bordered with silver
rope, finial is golden tip. The early origin of Panevezys county
is the ancient Upyte land. It became the local principality in
the early 13th century and later (probably in the mid 14th
century) was incorporated into Trakai duchy. In 1564 the Upyte
district (pavietas) was established inside the Trakai province.
Its administrative center was the Panevezys city, but the name
was kept for the tradition.
The Upyte district used seals with National Arms. Their
design was copied from the State minor seal but simplified, and
the horse had no horsecloth.
Discussing the arms for Panevezys county, the heraldry
commission decided coming back to the knight used in Upyte
district since the late 16th century till early 19th
century. Also the Panevezys city is considered the contemporary
capital of Aukstaitija region, therefore both arms
have quite similar design, originating from the State minor
seal of mid 16th century.
The colors of Panevezys county arms were changed to black knight
on silver background, to differentiate it from the National Arms.
The red mural line was added on the bottom, binding the county
arms with the Upyte arms. That symbolizes that Panevezys
county continues the tradition of Upyte district.
The blue border with 10 Jogaila crosses is a common element for
all counties of Lithuania: the border means dependence, the
Jogaila cross means Lithuania, and 10 means the number of
counties. Colours golden on blue are traditional for Jogaila
cross in Lithuanian heraldry.
Virginijus Misiunas, 14 November 2009
image by Jens Pattke, 26 February 2005