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![[Bratislava region flag]](../images/s/sk-0.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 11 Dec 2002
Today I recieved an answer from "Urad Bratislavskeho samospravneho kraja"
regarding its flag. The attached image was made in Microsoft Excel (!)
and presented as hanging vertically. It is another example of "Kosice
pattern".
Description ( from the hoist to the fly): quartered field with vertical
line in 1/3 of the field (although we see it like a horizontal line :-);
first and 4th fields are blue (i. e. upper left and lower right field),
2nd field (upper right one) is yellow and 3rd field (lower left) white.
So probably the white field would be upper fly, if the flag were horizontally
hung.
It really seems like try to introduce an official model for regional
flags in Slovakia, however Trencín and Presov Regions spoiled this
"splendid unity" with striped fields.
Aleš Křížan, 4 Dec 2002
This site (at this time working
- click "Symboly") shows it with yellow field in canton (upper hoist) and
white field in lower fly. There is also bigger image of CoA (wavy bar represents
rivers Danube, Morava and their confluence in Bratislava - Devin) and official
seal.
Aleš Křížan, 11 Dec 2002
![[Bratislava region vertical flag]](../images/s/sk_0.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 11 Dec 2002
![[Bratislava region emblem]](../images/s/sk)0.gif)
by Pascal Gross, 11 Dec 2002
Yesterday I foud out newly adopted Coat of Arms of Bratislavsky samospravny kraj (Bratislava self- governed region) or rather Vyšší územný celok (Higher territorial unit) Bratislavský. The matter of Slovak subdivisions is more complicated that it seems to be. Nowadays on regional level there are State adminstrative offices called Krajske urady (sg. Krajsky úrad) with a Head called "prednosta" and Self- government entities called Vyššie územné celky (Higher territorial units, sg. Vyšší územný celok - VÚC). Elected representation of Self governning is led by Chairman of VUC ("predseda VÚC"). "Zupan" is unofficial title. "Prednosta" is an appointed officer, "predseda" is elected member of regional parliament. To make things more complicated (even I don´t understand the system) also VÚC has its own office called Úrad samosprávneho kraja or something. Nowadays both kind of Regions has the same territory, but self- government is fighting with state administration for buildings etc. and changes of number of VÚC are discussed. Nobody nows, how many VÚC will Slovakia have in the end of this year (and how many f