Kosiv (Ivano-Frankivs'k, Ukraine)

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image by Ivan Sache, 10 May 2005

• The Gonfalon
• Coat of Arms
• The City

See also:

• Ukraine
• Ivano-Frankivs'k County

The Gonfalon

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry :
"In November 13 1991 the session of the town council approved the gonfalon: a Sqare canvas, in the green field there is or triple-felled Gutsul church. In the top and in the bottom the gonfalon is framed by the yellow edging. Width of the edging is 1/10 of width of the gonfalon."
Phil Nelson, 7 July 1999

Coat of Arms

image from the site of Ukrainian Heraldry

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry :
"On the 13th of November 1991 town council session has confirmed a modern CoA: in a vert field there is an or triple-felling church. The Hutsul church symbolizes Kosiv as a historical and spiritual center of the region. The vert color symbolizes Carpathian woods among which the town is situated."
Phil Nelson, 7 July 1999

The City

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry :
"City in Ivano Frankyivsk Oblast. For the first time it was mentioned in 1424 in a deed of prince Svydrygailo. The historical emblem of Kosiv is a seal with a triple-felling wooden Hutsul church."
Phil Nelson, 7 July 1999