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From the site of Ukrainian
Heraldry:
"Gonfalon is a rectangular panel which consists seven equal
horizontal strips - four red and three dark blue. In the centre
is yellow Rus' soldier in a chain armour with a spear. Seven
color strips on a flag mean the name of village - seven fields.
(<www.brovary-region.com.ua/silrada/silrada.htm>)."
Dov Gutterman, 8 June 2003
from the site of Ukrainian Heraldry
From the site of Ukrainian
Heraldry:
"The shield per pale by gules and azure. In the first part
is Rus' soldier in a chain armour with a spear. In the second
part is or mice in a pale. The emblem adorned by or decorative
cartouche and crowned by an or rural crown. The image of the
soldier is a mention of the desperate resistance to a
mongolo-tatar horde rendered by local residents, meeting heroic
death. Gules color symbolizes courage and fearlessness. Or mice
reminds the times of emancipating wars when a small cossack
fortress was here, and also about times of hetman I.Mazepa when
the village prospered. (<www.brovary-region.com.ua/silrada/silrada.htm>)."
Dov Gutterman, 8 June 2003
From the site of Ukrainian
Heraldry:
"It is located on ancient Dukiv road from Chernihiv to Kyiv.
According to a legend, inhabitants of village at 1240 showed
resistance to Mongols and were destroyed. Polish documents from
1628 named the Bohins'kyi, founder of village. There were regular
fairs, the village receives the status of a small town. In 1919
were fights among Red Army and Ukrainian troops for it."
Dov Gutterman, 8 June 2003