Tisovec city (Slovakia)

Rimavská Sobota okres, Banska Bystrica region

Last modified: 2004-09-18 by jarig bakker
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adopted 20 Nov 1991

• Tisovec flag
• Tisovec CoA

See also:

• Slovakia
• Slovakian municipal flags
• Rimavská Sobota okres
• Banskobystrický kraj

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Tisovec flag

Images based on the Heraldický Register Slovenskej Republiky I, 2000 - Tisovec, Rožňava district, Košice region - adopted 20 Nov 1991.
Tisovec – the small town situated at the Rimava river bank. The name was acquired by the yew-tree (“tis”) which occured here in a great amount in the past. The first written mention of Tisovec originates from the year 1334 from a pergamen of the Hungarian king Carl Robert, issued at Vyšehrad the 26th of June. Tisovec is situated in the northern part of the Rimavská Sobota district. The town counts 4500 inhabitants.
Jarig Bakker, 30 Dec 2000

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Tisovec Coat of Arms

from http://www.tatrahome.sk/revue/erby/ . (!Link does not work any more!) - the lady is the Virgin Mary.

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