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Usti region symbols symbols, Czech Republic

Ustecky kraj

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by Pascal Gross, 2 Nov 2001
flag adopted: 28 Mar 2002

Usti Region flag
Usti Region emblem
Usti Region proposed emblem

See also:

Usti Region flag

Note that
1. the plough in the final version has only one wheel visible (the original version was "3D");
2. the "armed" Bohemian lion has two yellow rings/knots on his tails.

Symbolics:
Bohemian lion = Bohemia;
Armed lion = city of Usti nad Labem;
The tower with a gate = "Porta Bohemica", the region of northern Bohemia along the Elbe River, through which the ancient roads from western Europe went to Prague;
Battlement with 7 "teeth" = 7 districts of the region;
Hills = north Bohemian mountains (Krusne Hory Mts., Luzicke Hory Mts., Ceske Stredohori Mts.);
Waves = north Bohemian rivers (notably the Elbe and Eger Rivers);
Plough = symbol of Premysl the Ploughman, the mythical founder of the Premyslids, the medieval dynasty of Bohemian princes and then kings (up to 1306).

(Naturally, Premysl who putatively lived in 9th century had to use a little bit more primitive type of the plough :-)
Jan Zrzavy, 28 Mar 2002

The flag of the Usti Region (Czech Republic) is now officially in use (today, chairman of the House of Representatives has granted both COA and flag). The official image of the CoA is available at this website. Both symbols were designed by Radek Michel.
Jan Zrzavy, 14 May 2002

Some details concerning the flag of the Usti Region (= "Ustecky kraj") in the Czech Republic:
1. The lower hoist field (that with a plough) is subdivided into blue and green stripes in ratio 7:3.
2. The upper fly field (that with a tower) is subdivided into upper blue stripe, green hills and blue wavy bottom in ratio 1:6:3. Width of blue and white wavy stripes in the blue bottom are not specified (apparently they are 3/70 of the field's width each). Number of waves is not specified, probably three "tops" and four "valleys" like /\/\/\.
Source - the official description provided by Petr Exner.
Jan Zrzavy, 1 Nov 2002

Usti Region emblem

image from this webpage, reported by Jan Zrzavy, 14 May 2002

Usti Region proposed emblem

image from this webpage, reported by Jan Zrzavy, 2 Nov 2001

The process of proposing