Vitaly Korolev congratulated the residents of the Upper Volga region on the Day of the Coat of Arms and Flag of the Tver region

October 21 is the Day of the Coat of Arms and Flag of the Tver region, and Governor Vitaly Korolev in his channel in MAX congratulated the residents of the region on the holiday.

“Happy Day of the Coat of Arms and Flag of the Tver region, dear residents of the center of the Russian land!” wrote Vitaly Korolev.

He noted the special character of the inhabitants of the Upper Volga region, manifested in hard work and creative energy, and called history and the indissoluble connection of generations the main forces of the region. The Governor is confident that through joint efforts, based on spiritual, cultural and labor traditions, the region will be provided with a confident and reliable future.

“Ahead of us we have many achievements and victories that will go down in the history of the Upper Volga!” the head of the Upper Volga region wrote.

The press service of the government of the Tver region said that in 1996 the regional law "On the coat of arms and flag of the Tver region" established the official symbols of the region, their description, settled issues related to their use. Emblem and Flag Day of the region was established in 2006.

The basis of the coat of arms of the Tver region took the historical coat of arms of the Tver province, approved in 1856. This is the only regional coat of arms on which the Monomakh hat is present, the press service of the Upper Volga government noted.