Pastavy - Suraž


 

 

Pastavy


arms approved on
January 22, 1796


 

 

Pierabrodździe


approved on June 3, 1792
 


 
 

Pinsk


approved on
January 12, 1581. The bow is on 2 of the biggest cities in Polesia - Pinsk and Bieraście. In the end of the 1980ies the bow was taken by Polesian intellectuals as the unofficial arms of Polesia


 
 

Połacak (rus. Polotsk)


used since the 16th century. In ancient times Połacak used to be an important mercantile port on the Dźvina river on the path between the Byzantine empire and the Baltic sea. The city had relations with the Hanseatic union and many other cities in Europe

the city's seal of 1791

the arms of the Russian Polotsk province, 1772-1796


 
 

Pružany


approved on May 6, 1589. A white snake eating a child, on a blue background, is the symbol of the Italian Sforza family. Bonna Sforza was a queen of the Litvan-Polish confederation


 
 

Pryvałka


approved on February 27, 1792


 
  Radaškavičy


approved on February 23, 1792. On the shield is St. Stefan


 
 

Raduń


approved on June 23, 1792


 
 

Rahačoŭ


approved on August 16, 1781

arms of the 19h century


 
 

Ružany


approved on June 20, 1637. In the shield is St. Kazimier, the patron of the Litvan dukes


 
 

Salihorsk


Salihorsk is a Sovietic industrial city in the Miensk region. It was found in the 20th century and got its arms in the 1990ies


 
 

Sianno


approved on August 16, 1781


 
 

Słonim


approved on January 4, 1591. The lion is holding the symbol of the Sapieha family in his paw

the Russian-given arms


 
  Słucak


approved on August 27, 1652. On the saddle the initials RD (Radzivił) are written


 
  Stolin


 
  Suraž


used since the 16th century


 

 

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