Magliano Alpi (Majan in Piedmontese) is an Italian municipality of 2,175 inhabitants in the province of Cuneo in Piedmont. It is a small agricultural center located on the outskirts of Mondovì.

The municipality is divided into two completely distinct territorial units: a northern one, bordering the municipality of Mondovì (420 m above sea level) and hosting the municipal headquarters, the other southern one (almost completely non-anthropic), close to the Ligurian Alps, delimited from the towns of Ormea, Frabosa Soprana and Frabosa Sottana. The two territorial fractions are approximately 50 km away from each other.

This peculiarity is due to the fact that the town (which in fact is located entirely in the north) has maintained its jurisdiction even over the lands where in previous centuries the Maglianese population had obtained the right to graze their livestock.

The peaks of the Raschera, the Seirasso (2435 m) and the Brignola fall within the municipal territory; there are also three lakes that bear the name of the mountains in question.

With a decree dated 14 July 1698, Duke Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy sanctioned the dismemberment of the District of Mondovì and established, the following year, thirteen new municipalities, including Magliano Alpi.[4]

Its Mayor, Marco Bailo, is now in his fourth term and is the promoter and leader of the RECALL project.

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Preiļi is located in the south-eastern part of Latvia, at the western end of the Latgale highlands, near a small river - Preiļupe. Preiļu is one of the oldest inhabited places in Latvia. The first inhabitants arrived in the vicinity of Preiļi in the 1st millennium BC. In 1382 Preiļi came into the possession of the Borh counts, who are also considered the founders of the city, because it belonged to this family for five hundred years. The Borhs belong to the oldest noble families in Europe.

Josef Heinrich Borch, to develop crafts and trade and to obtain additional income allowed craftsmen and traders to settle near the village of Preiļi. There arose the free village of Preiļi which, growing over time, became a city.

Preiļi has had city rights since 1928.

On September 30, 1938, State President Kārlis Ulmanis approved the coat of arms of the city of Preiļi, which depicts a black raven facing right on a golden field - a symbol of wisdom, courage and strength.

Since 31 December 1949 Preili has been the capital of the district; then the city's boom also began.

In the following decades, almost all buildings of administrative and public institutions, manufacturing companies and most residential houses were built. On October 24, 2000, Preiļu District was established, uniting Preiļu Parish, Aizkalne Parish and Preiļu City.

With the end of the territorial administrative reform in 2009, the parishes of Pelēču and Saune joined the Preiļu district.

On July 1, 2021, a new Preiļi County was created by merging Preiļi County, Aglona Parish, ​the counties of Vārkavas and Riebiņu.

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Ādaži Municipality (Latvian: Ādažu novads) is a municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia, which consists of Ādaži and Carnikava Parish, plus the administrative centre, Ādaži. The municipality is located 25 km from the center of Riga.

The municipality was formed in 2006 from Ādaži Parish of Riga District and became a first level unit in 2009. After the 2021 administrative reform, Carnikava Municipality was merged into Ādaži Municipality.

A large part of the territory of Ādaži municipality consists of the Ādaži military training ground of the Latvian National Armed Forces. A notable geographical feature is the Gauja River.

The present borders of the unit were created in 1992 after the separation of Carnikava Parish. 

The population in 2023 had nearly 22,800 people. After the formation of the new municipality, a process to design a new coat of arms was launched in 2021. The design was approved on 27 January 2022, making Ādaži the first newly created municipality to have approved a coat of arms.

The previous coat of arms of Ādaži Municipality was approved on 28 March 2012, by the decision of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia. It was based on the coat of arms of Ādaži Parish approved on 29 July 1998, and registered in the Coat of Arms Register. It consisted of a green water lily leaf in a silver field, a white water rose flower in natural colors in the center and a green thread border. 

The symbol of Ādaži municipality indicated the Gauja river and the flora characteristic of the territory of the municipality. The white color of the water rose located in the center symbolizes clarity, wisdom, courage and support.

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