Nitra region symbols (Slovakia) (original) (raw)


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[[Nitra region flag]](../images/s/sk-7.gif)image by Jarig Bakker, 21 Nov 2002
adopted 28 May 2002

Nitra region flag

According to message from Organisation department of Urad Nitrianskeho samospravneho kraja the flag of named Region has quartered field with vertical dividing line in 1/3 of the field, the hoist blue over red, the fly yellow over blue. Put in other words - per scandinavian cross blue - yellow - red - blue. It is second Slovak regional flag of this pattern - the first is that of Kosice Region. The ratio is 2:3 as usual.
Aleš Křížan, 21 Nov 2002

Nitra region President's flag

[[Nitra President]](../images/s/sk-7p.gif)image by Jens Pattke, 28 Jan 2006

Nitra region emblem

[[Nitra region emblem]7.gif)](../images/s/sk%297.gif)image by Jens Pattke, 28 Jan 2006

The arms of Nitra region with St. Ladislaus and Cumanian warrior (but alas - still no flag there) is presented in full splendour. ) Newspaper "Sme" from 14th May 2002 says that Nitra region flag has four fields and blue, red and yellow coulours - nothing more.
Aleš Křížan, 15 Sep 2002

Nitra (in Hungarian: Nyitra) region is using the Coat of Arms of the formerly Hungarian county: Nyitra (in Slovakian: Nitra).
This Coat of Arms was the second variation from 1606, because the original seal (given by King Ferdinand I in 1550) was lost.
The seal and the Coat of Arms was renewed by King Ferdinand V in 1838. The inscription of the Coat of Arms was changed (from Latin to Hungarian). The Coat of Arms relates the holy Hungarian king Saint Ladislaus - because he died in Nitra by the legends.. (In fact he died near the Czech-Hungarian border).
The Coat of Arms was in use 1550-1920.
You can see the picture of the Coat of Arms of Nyitra county on Ralf Hartemink's site.
István Molnár, 22 Sep 2002

Old Nitra county flag

[[Old Nitra county flag]](../images/s/sk%5F7.jpg)image from this website, sent by István Molnár, 22 Sep 2002

"Flag of the insurrectionists of Nyitra County, 1660, reconstruction. On the obverse of the red flag with a forked tail - ornamented with tongues of flame - the coat-of arms of Nyitra County - St. Ladislas fighting with a Cumanian warrior - is displayed. The legend on it is `The Flag of Nyitra County - Virtue and Concord'. On the reverse the crucified Jesus is portrayed and there is the following legend: `IN HOC SIGNO VINCES (In this sign the victory will be yours) - 1660'. According to the tradition the flag was present at the siege of Buda in 1686. The basis of the reconstruction was a drawing in the volume on Nyitra County from the series `Counties and Towns of Hungary'."
István Molnár, 22 Sep 2002