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Vladimir Region (Russia)

Vladimirskaa^ oblasth

Last modified: 2005-05-07 by antónio martins
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Flag of Vladimir region
by Arcady A. Petrov and Pascal Gross, 11 Apr 2000
See also: Other sites:
  • Regional Government website with a pages about the flag and the coat of arms
    reported by Mello Luchtenberg, 23 Nov 2002

Presentation of Vladimir Region

(Note: You need an Unicode-aware software and font to correctely view the cyrillic text on this page. See here transliteration details).

  • Name (english): Vladimir Region • (russian): Владимирская область | Vladimirskaâ oblasth
  • Capital: Владимир | Vladimir
  • Area: 29 000 km2 (≅11 200 sq.mi.) • Population: 1 594 200 inhabitants in 2000
  • Status: Region (область | oblasth) within the Russian Federation
  • Federal District: Central Region • Economic region: Center (central European Russia)
  • License plate code: 33 • Ham radio code: VL • ISO 3166-2 code: VLA
  • Flag adopted on 1999.04.28 • Coat of arms adopted on unkn. date

Description of the flag

Summary Law Of Vladimir Region “On The Flag Of Vladimir Region” (adopted by the State Council of V.R. 28.04.99)

The flag of Vladimir Region is red rectangular bunting with light-blue strip at the hoist and width of one is equal to 1/8 of flag-length. The ratio of the breadth of the flag to its length is 1:2. In the middle of upper part of blue strip the Hammer and Sickle are placed. In the middle of red strip the gold image of coat of arms is placed, the width of one is 1/3 part of flag-length.
Michael Simakov, 25 Jan 2000

I don't fully understand why there should be a golden leopard on a golden coat of arms?
Dirk Schönberger, 31 Jan 2000

I have no information about the status of the plain