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image by Virginijus Misiunas, 20 October 2009
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Krosna (Lazdijai District) - on green background decorated
with golden rectangles on free edges the silver crane with golden
halberd. Flag proportions 10:11, finial is golden knob. Both
elements of charge have more than one meaning: crane means cranes
nesting in nearby Zuvintas reservation, also it symbolizes
caution and vigilance, also it symbolizes the Lithuanian
partisans (including some women) died in battle at
Krosna in 1946; halberd symbolizes St. Matthews, holly
patron of local parish, also it means the fight of Krosna people
against the occupants. Green background means richness of local
nature.
Virginijus Misiunas, 20 October 2009