Kuldīga (town)

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KULDĪGA TOWN

Region : Kurzeme
Municipality : Kuldīga

Official blazon
Latvian	Sarkanā laukā sudraba jaunava - Sv. Katrīna - ar kroni; labajā rokā rats ar tam piekārtu krustiņu, kreisajā - lejupvērsts zobens.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1938.

Kuldiga is first mentioned in 1242, when the Teutonic Order built the extremely strong castle Goldingen in the Kurši land. It became a headstone of the German aggression against the Baltic people, and later - a capital of the Kurzeme (Curonia) dukedom.

A little later the town at castle started to develop. City rights and arms were granted in 1278. The arms show Saint Catherine, a patron of Kuldiga, with her symbols: wheel and sword. The saint is chosen as a patron of trade.