Flag of Szczecin
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| Proportion | 2:1 |
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| Adopted | 2 December 1996 (current version) |
| Design | Rectangle divided horizontally onto 6 equal stripes, red and blue with a coat of arms of Szczecin on the left side |
The flag that serves as a symbol of the city of Szczecin in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.[1]
Design[edit]
This flag has a shape of a rectangle with 2:1 proportions, divided horizontally onto 6 equal stripes, red and blue. Located on the left side of the flag is the coat of arms of Szczecin, a blue shield with golden (yellow) border, with the red head of a griffin with a golden (yellow) crown and beak.[1]
History[edit]
During the 15th century city used a Hanseatic flag as a member of Hanseatic League. It was a vertically positioned rectangle equally divided into red and white rectangles with the square of the opposing colour within.[2][3]
Before 1945, the city used the rectangular flag with 6 alternating red and blue stripes.[4] The current flag was established by the City Council of Szczecin on 2 December 1996[5] and later confirmed by the city by-law on 14 December 2004.[6]
Gallery[edit]
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15 century Hanseatic flag of Szczecin.
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Flag of Sczczecin at the Szczecin City Hall.
Bibliography[edit]
- Alfred Znamierowski, The World Encyclopedia of Flags, 1999
- Tadeusz Białecki, Encyklopedia Szczecina, vol. 2 (P-Ż), Wyd. US-Instytut Historii, Szczecin, 2000, ISBN 83-87341-45-2.
- Erwin Günther, Wappen und Flaggen der Kreise und Kreisstädte in Pommern, Ústí nad Labem, 2000, p.76
Refrences[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Regulamin insygniów miasta" (PDF). bip.um.szczecin.pl (in polski).
- ↑ Alfred Znamierowski, The World Encyclopedia of Flags
- ↑ Tadeusz Białecki, Encyklopedia Szczecina, vol. 2 (P-Ż), p.713-714
- ↑ Erwin Günther, Wappen und Flaggen der Kreise und Kreisstädte in Pommern, p.76
- ↑ Uchwała Nr XXVIII/360/96 Rady Miejskiej w Szczecinie z dnia 2 grudnia 1996 r. w sprawie przyjęcia Statutu Miasta Szczecina (Dz. Urz. Woj. Szczecińskiego z 1996 r. Nr 22, poz. 159)
- ↑ Uchwała Nr XXX/598/04 Rady Miasta Szczecina z dnia 14 grudnia 2004 r. w sprawie przyjęcia Statutu Miasta Szczecina (Dz. Urz. Woj. Zachodniopomorskiego z 2005 r. Nr 10, poz. 178)
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