Каждый регион Российской Федерации имеет свой a distinctive symbol that shows his main activity, history or the importance of the subject for the country as a whole. The coat of arms of the Vologda region is no exception, it is made in the traditional European style. It includes many elements that carry a semantic load.
Coat of arms of the Vologda region
For this symbol, the most common French shield shape was chosen in Russia, that is, its lower corners are rounded and the middle is slightly extended.
On the red background, the right hand is shown in goldclothes that appear from the clouds. It holds a power made of gold and adorned with gold stones, just behind it is a sword with a golden handle.
This composition crowns the crown of the Russian Empire with the blue ribbons waving in the sides.
The coat of arms of the Vologda region symbolizesjustice, legal judgment and, at the same time, a reliable defense for the fatherland. The state indicates the power and importance of the region for the country, its legitimate interests. The crown indicates the historical significance of the Vologda region and its high position.
The main colors of the emblem symbolize the following:
- Red - courage and courage.
- Golden - abundance, power, power.
- Silver - purity of thoughts and nobility.
Flag of the region
The flag of the Vologda region practically repeats its coat of arms.
Silver canvas is selected as the background.whose width and length correspond in proportions of 2 to 3. On the right side there is a red strip, the width of which is one-fifth of the size of the entire flag. In the upper left corner shows the emblem of the region.
The meaning of the flag completely repeats the previous character.
Statement
Administration of the Vologda region approved the flagand the emblem of the region almost simultaneously. The content of the coat of arms described above at the legislative level was adopted in 1995, but the flag appeared a little later in 1997.
Coats of arms of the cities of the Vologda region
- Vologda - the emblem of the main city of the region almost repeats the emblem of the region. A distinctive feature is the absence of the imperial crown on the symbol of the city.
- Belozersk - on the heraldic shield is shown a lake in which two starlets swim, in the upper part there is a month with a cross.
- Great Ustyug - Neptune sitting on the bank with two red jars, from which water flows, is depicted on the city's coat of arms. In the upper left corner of the coat of arms of the Vologda region. The shield is crowned with a crown.
- Vyterga - in the upper part of the shield is shown the emblem of Novgorod, and in the lower part on the golden background is a vessel with the Russian flag.
- Gryazovets - in the first part of the coat of arms is shown the coat of arms of Vologda, and in the second machine for dyeing fabric.
- Kadnikov - the upper part of the coat of arms is similar to the previous city, and at the bottom is a wooden tub with resin.
- Kirillov - in the upper field on a blue background is shownthe golden gear and spike, an anchor crosses them, two silver fishes swim under it to meet each other. In the lower field, a black rivet on a tripod and two hammers.
- Nikolsk - the upper part consists of the Vologda coat of arms, below is a haystack.
- Falcon - on the emblem a bird of prey on a green background with a blue stripe, inside which is depicted a golden ship. In the upper left corner of the coat of arms area.
- Tot'ma - black fox on a yellow background, in the upper right corner of the symbol of the area.
- Ustyuzhina - on top of the emblem of Novgorod, below on a red background the iron piled in a pile.
- Cherepovets - the coat of arms consists of three parts. In the upper coat of arms of Novgorod, in the lower left is a stone mountain, and in the lower right is a ray of sunshine and a steering wheel.
Each region of the country has its own individual heraldry. The coat of arms and flag of the Vologda region carry a deep meaning, and show the significance of the territory for Russia.
