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Bykovaya Greblya (Kyiv, Ukraine)

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Бикова Гребля

(2:3)
image from the site of Ukrainian Heraldry



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The Flag

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"Rectangular panel with a ratio of the sides as 2:3 is divided by white geodetic sign "dam" on two unequal strips: top, green (2/3), and bottom, light-blue (1/3); at the centre of the top strip is white bull head."
Dov Gutterman
, 7 June 2007


Coat of Arms


image from the site of Ukrainian Heraldry

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"Per fess abaised by argent geodetic sign "dam". Vert; argent bull head. Azure. The shield enframed by or cartouche and crowned by or village crown. The author is E.Chernets'kyi.
The bull head symbolizes a nickname of the man, and geodetic mark his dam. Arm colours symbolize dam on the river речку and place of a settlement.
E.Chernets'kyi, "The symbols of Bilotserkivschyna".".
Dov Gutterman, 7 June 2007


The Village

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"The first data about it refers to XVII century. The name of village - Bykova Greblya ("The dam of Bull") - beats off the initial name of a dam on Popravka river, which belonged to man with a "Bull" nickname."
Dov Gutterman, 7 June 2007