Coat of arms of Ulcinj

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Coat of arms of Ulcinj
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Blazon Kalaja; liburnian ship; olive branch; Sun; Adriatic sea
Use Ulcinj Municipality

The coat of arms of Ulcinj has the shape of a shield on which are assembled some of the main characteristic of Ulcinj, the stone Castle on the sea shore, the symbol of Sun set on the Castle, olive branches with fruits and antique Liburnian ship with wolf head at the deck returned on the boat. [1] [2]

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Kalaja
Panorama of Ulcinj in Montenegro (2).jpg
The most important site of Ulcinj, the nucleus of the whole town.
Sun
The Sun by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory - 20100819.jpg
Olive branches Olive branch.jpg Olive branches symbolise the olive tree that is the main characteristic of flora in this area.
Liburna Liburnianship.jpg Liburna symbolise the relation of Ulcinj with the sea, especially the maritime and fishing.
Wolf Howlsnow.jpg The name of Ulcinj, that locally is known by the Albanian word Ulqin that derived from the illyrian word Ulkin. Ulk is an illyrian word (Albanian: Ujk) that means wolf, the town is named after this mammal.

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References

  1. "Statutin E Komunes Se Ulqinit" (PDF). Komunaeulginit.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  2. "Statut Opštine Ulcinj" (PDF). opstinaulcinj.com (in Serbian). Municipality of Ulcinj. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2013. Grb ima oblik štita na kome su figurativno ukomponovani svi simboli karakteristični za grad Ulcinj: stari grad sa kamenima u temeljima na obali mora, simbol sunca postavljen iznad starog Grada, grančica masline sa plodovima, stara ilirska barka sa glavom vuka okrenutoj ka barci, a grb ima zlatni odrub.