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Dunajov (Slovakia)

Čadca okres, Zilina region

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[Dunajov flag] submitted by Rob Raeside, 14 July 1999 See also:

Dunajov municipality flag

Image after Heraldický Register Slovenskej Republiky - I (2000) - Dunajov, okres Čadca, adopted 10 Jun 1998
Jarig Bakker, 19 Jun 2003

Dunajov Coat of Arms

[Dunajov Coat of Arms] from Heraldický Register Slovenskej Republiky - I (2000).

The CoA of the municipality of Dunajov, in Cadca district, Slovakia, has exactly the same maiden as on the Isen (Bavaria, Germay) CoA, named "Meluzína", and on this site I found this story:

"The Myth of Melusina
Emmerick, the Count of Poitou, was a wealthy and generous nobleman with two children, Bertram and Blanifert. One day as Emmerick was coming back from a hunting trip he met another count, the Count de la Foret, who through some misfortune, had lost all of his money. Out of kindness, Emmerick allowed Count de la Foret to live on his land; he also adopted his eldest son, Raymond, as a way to ease Foret's financial burden. Raymond and Emmerick became good friends and went on many hunting trips together. However, on one tragic trip, Emmerick was attacked by a wild boar, and Raymond in an effort to save him, took out his sword and killed the wild boar