This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website

Snina city (Slovakia)

Snina okres, Presov region

Last modified: 2004-09-18 by jarig bakker
Keywords: snina |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors



This page is best viewed with ISO:8859-2, aka Latin2, aka Central European fontsSnina flag submitted through Rob Raeside, 2 Aug 1999
adopted 1991 See also:

Snina city flag

Snina is the easternmost Zemplin town on the confluence of the Pcolinka and Cirocha rivers is surrounded with the forest of Nizke Beskydy and Vihorlat mountains. It  is supported by documents from 1343 (Zynna). It was an estate of Druget family from Humenné and since 1799 of the iron-magnate Jozef Rholl; he bought it from the Vanderat family. In 1815, he founded the steelworks and iron-mills. Agricultural tools, cast-iron products, dishes, etc. were produced. Between 1909-1912 the railway Humenne  - Snina - Stakcin  was built.
Jarig Bakker, 30 Dec 2000

Snina Coat of Arms

Snina Coat of Arms image from this website, located by Al Kirsch, 7 Nov 2001