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Gołańcz district (Poland)

Wągrowiec county, Wielkopolskie voivodship

Last modified: 2011-05-14 by andrew weeks
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[Gołańcz commune flag] image by Jarig Bakker, 11 May 2008 See also:

Gołańcz flag

Here is the flag of Gołańcz commune, in Wągrowiec county, Wielkopolskie vojvodship, as presented in "Insygnia, Symbole i Herby Polskie, 2003".
Flagdescription: yellow with the arms in tophoist.
Coat of Arms at this website: azure an opened castle with gates or, containing the words or "PORTA PATENS ESTO" (my Latin is a bit rusty...)
Jarig Bakker, 11 May 2008

From this interesting site: Double-meaning sentences::
"PORTA PATENS ESTO NULLI CLAUDARIS HONESTO"
This sentence carved on the gate of an early Cistercian gatehouse means
"Gate, be thou open - never closed to honest man", but also
"Gate, be thou open never - closed to honest man"!
Obviously, the motto on the flag means simply: "Gate, be thou open."
Lewis A. Nowitz, 11 May 2008

Gołańcz Coat of Arms

[Gołańcz Coat of Arms] image by Jarig Bakker, 11 May 2008