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by Istvan Molnar, 19 July 2000
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Nemesgörzsöny is a village in Veszprém County in Hungary
near to Town of Pápa (12 km to north) on the Little Hungarian
Plains. The village has got 785 inhabitants (1990 census) all of
them are Hungarians. The village is the union of Alsógörzsöny
and Felsogörzsöny (1940). The first mention of the villages is
from 1346 (GERSEN). All the settlers of the villages were members
of the lower nobility ("Nemes" means noble). In the
village there is a Romantic Calvinist Church (1883).
The flag was adopted in 26. 05. 2000. Ratio of the flag: 3:2 and
ratio of the "labarum": 2:5
Istvan Molnar, 19 July 2000
by Istvan Molnar, 19 July 2000
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by Istvan Molnar, 19 July 2000
Symbolism of the Coat of Arms: In the rosette shield there is
a picture of an old seal of Alsógörzsöny Village. The gold
mill-wheel relates to the historical mills on the Tapolca
brook. The stripes relate to the river Marcal (the larger
stripe), the Darza brook and the dried Tapolca brook. The crown
on the the top of the shield relates to the noble settlers of the
village. The red colour relates to the past with bloody wars and
conflagrations. The red-white-green colours under the crown
relates to the Hungarian national colours. The Gothic style text
"NEMESGORZSONY" relates to the first mention of the
village.
Istvan Molnar, 19 July 2000
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