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by Jens Pattke, 27 May 2003
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Limbazi Coat of Arms and Flag - The Coat of Arms depicts, on a
silver shield, a red brick wall with two towers and a cupola-like
roof above open gates, where beneath a black trellis is a lion's
head. On the upper part of the shield, between the two towers, is
a crossed bishop's gold staff and gold cross. The current Limbazi
Coat of Arms was officially adopted in 1925 and was reinstated as
the Town symbol after the fall of the Soviet Union. Limbazi
town's oldest heraldic symbol relates to the Livonian period, and
depicts the town patron St. Laurence or "Labrencis".
During the Middle Ages he was regarded as a protector against
damage by fire, and as the defender of libraries. The town's
first church is dedicated to St. Laurence.
Limbazi town has had its own flag since 1993. This is divided
into two equal horizontal bands, the upper is red (as per the
Latvian National Flag), the lower is silver (white). The Limbazi
Coat of Arms is in the centre of the flag.
The Coat of Arms depicts, on a silver shield, a red brick wall
with two towers and a cupola-like roof above open gates, where
beneath a black trellis is a lion's head. On the upper part of
the shield, between the two towers, is a crossed bishop's gold
staff and gold cross. The current Limbazi Coat of Arms was
officially adopted in 1925 and was reinstated as the Town symbol
after the fall of the Soviet Union. Limbazi town's oldest
heraldic symbol relates to the Livonian period, and depicts the
town patron St. Laurence or "Labrencis". During the
Middle Ages he was regarded as a protector against damage by
fire, and as the defender of libraries. The town's fir