Flag of Poznań
Appearance
Use | Civil flag |
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Proportion | 5:8 |
Adopted | 1997 |
Design | Coat of arms of the city on a white background |
The flag of Poznań is a rectangular piece of white material with the coat of arms of the city placed in the middle.[1] It was adopted in 1997.
The coat of arms of Poznań consists of white (not silver) city walls with three towers. On the left (heraldic) tower stands Saint Peter with a key and on the heraldic right one stands Saint Paul with a sword. In the gate there are two golden crossed keys with a cross above. Over the middle tower, which contains a single window and is topped by a battlement, there is a gothic shield with a white eagle in crown. On the sides of the two saints there are golden crescents and stars. All of those elements are on a blue field. Over the shield there is golden crown.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Uchwała nr LVIII/415/II/97 z dnia 1997-05-27 - bip.poznan.pl". bip.poznan.pl. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ "Coat of arms of the City of Poznan - Facts and figures - Poznan.pl". www.poznan.pl. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
Sources
[edit]- Załącznik Nr 1 do Uchwały Nr LXXX/1202/V/2010 Rady Miasta Poznania z dnia 9 listopada 2010 r.
- (Załącznik Nr 1 do Statutu Miasta Poznania) Uchwała Nr X/50/IV/2003 Rady Miasta Poznania z dnia 18 lutego 2003 r. (Dz. Urz. Woj. Wielkopolskiego z 2003 r. Nr 54, poz. 1014)
- (Załącznik Nr 1 do Statutu Miasta Poznania) Uchwała Nr LVIII/415/II/97 Rady Miejskiej Poznania z dnia 27 maja 1997 r.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Flags of Poznań at Wikimedia Commons