Bila-Tserkva (Kyyiv, Ukraine)

Last modified: 2003-07-12 by dov gutterman
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from the site of Ukrainian Heraldry

• The Gonfalon
• Coat of Arms
• The City

See also:

• Ukraine
• Kyyiv County

The Gonfalon  

from the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"In October 3, 1998 the session of the municipal council approved the gonfalon: a rectangular canvas, in a red field there is a white church with a white cross."
located by Phil Nelson, 7 July 1999

Coat of Arms

from the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"The modern coat of arms was approved in October 3 1998. In a gules field there is a or bow with three or arrows with edges, turned up".
located by Phil Nelson, 7 July 1999

The City

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"City in Kyyiv Oblast. It is known since 1032 when was founded by prince Jaroslav Mydryj. Since 1648 it was a regimental town".
located by Phil Nelson, 7 July 1999

The name of the city literraly means "White Church", therefore it is a canting gonfalon.
Zeljko Heimer, 14 July 1999