Municipality of Lajkovac
Kolubara District, Region of Šumadija and Western Serbia
- Bearer
- Municipality of Lajkovac
- Adopted
- April 2007
- Authors
- Nenad M. Jovanović, Nebojša Dikić and Srećko Nikitović
- District
- Kolubara District
- Region
- Region of Šumadija and Western Serbia
- Eparchy
- Eparchy of Valjevo
- Official website
- lajkovac.org.rs
The Municipality of Lajkovac uses arms in three levels — lesser, middle and greater — and a heraldic banner, and is regarded as a good example of the application of the rules of the New Serbian Heraldry. The insignia were adopted in April 2007: the councillors of the municipal assembly unanimously chose one of the 19 designs received, signed by Nenad M. Jovanović, Nebojša Dikić and Srećko Nikitović of the heraldic and genealogical board of the Centre for Research of Orthodox Monarchism. The central motif is the gold winged wheel of a steam locomotive, which recalls the importance of the railway for the development of the place.
Blazon
On a red field a gold winged wheel of a steam locomotive, above it a black lozenge; a chief of ermine with a black boar's head with gold tusks, pierced in the forehead by a red arrow.
A silver mural crown.
Two golden griffins; the dexter one holds the flag of Serbia, the sinister one the banner of the municipality.
Green grassy ground.
A golden ribbon with the inscription “ЛАЈКОВАЦ”.
A square red flag with the gold winged wheel of a steam locomotive and the black lozenge above it, as in the field of the arms.
Symbolism and meaning
The winged wheel recalls the year 1908, when the railway between Obrenovac and Valjevo was opened, marking the beginning of the most important period in the development of the municipality. The gold stands for spiritual and material wealth, but also for wheat, while the black lozenge denotes coal and mining, which is present in the territory of the municipality.
