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by Istvan Molnar, 6 December 2000
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Vének is a small village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County in
Hungary near to the City of Győr (17 km north) in the Szigetköz
Island of the Danube. The village has got 158 inhabitants (1990
census), nearly all of them are Hungarians. Neighbouring
settlements are: Győr city, Gönyű and Kisbajcs villages in
Hungary, Trávnik (Füss) and Čičov (Csicsó) villages in
Slovakia. In 1910 Vének was a village in the
Tószigetcsilizközi district of Győr County. Number of
inhabitants in 1910: 274; 274 (100,0%) Hungarian by mother
tongue, 273 (99,6%) Roman Catholic and 1 (0,4%) other by
religion.
Ratio of the horizontal flag: 2:3. Ratio of the vertical flag 1:2
Description of the CoA: The shield is quartered, and the 4th
field is divided by two silver stripe. In the first field there
is St John of Nepomuk saving the settlement of the fishermen and
shipmen. In the second field there is an anchor relates to the
shipmen living here from 1240. In the third field there is a
mill-wheel relates to the old shipmills on the Danube. The two
silver stripes of the fourth field relate to the Danube and the
Mosoni Danube (this is a small arm of the river), and the fish
relates to the fishing of the last centuries and now.
Istvan Molnar, 6 December 2000
by Istvan Molnar, 6 December 2000
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by Istvan Molnar, 6 December 2000
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