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PATENTBUREAU Symbolics Of Prydniprov'ia Pogreby
From history of heraldry of Ukraine
Modern individual symbolism
State differences of Ukraine
Symbolics of Prydniprov'ia regions
Kyiv area
Symbolism of Ukrainian the cossacks

Pogreby

Many historical, annalistic, archeologic, folklore certificate that Pogreby existed still in princely time. Local legends name the first founder-fisherman. At excavation archeologists have found here seal of Ratybor - colonel of Volodymyr Monomah prince. By the other legend, there were cellars (pogreby) of the Kyiv monasteries with stocks of vegetables and honey. The first written mention concerns to 1545 according to Kyiv documents. Sinve 1648 village belonged to Kyiv cossacks regiment.

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The modern emblem

 

 

In an azure field is an argent cellar with the or door, accompanied in a right top corner by the or paty cross, at the left top corner by the or axe, and by the or fish below. The emblem adorned by or decorative cartouche and crowned by an or rural crown. The image of a cellar means the name of village. According to legends, there were cellars of the Mykhailivs'kyi monastery. The cross means it. In cellars kept not only honey, products, but also a princely arsenal of the weapon. The image of an axe means it. By the legend, the first settler was fisherman Gudz', that symbolizes the image of a fish.

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The gonfalon

 

 

Gonfalon is a rectangular dark blue panel, in which are white cellar with the yellow door, accompanied in a right top corner by the yellow paty cross, the left top corner by the yellow axe, and by the yellow fish below.