Simnas (Alytus, Lithuania)

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image by Virginijus Misiunas, 18 October 2009

• Overview

See also:

• Lithuania
• Alytus County
• Alytus District

Overview

Simnas - on silver background St. Paul. Flag proportions 5:6, free edges bordered with tight red strip, fringe is silver, finial is silver lance head with silver bands. The charge of arms granted in 1626 symbolizes the name of Povilas Sapiega, the vice-chancellor of Lithuania, who got the city rights for Simnas from King Sigismundus Vasa.
Virginijus Misiunas, 18 October 2009