Bělá nad Svitavou
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Bělá nad Svitavou is a municipality and village in the Svitavy District of the Pardubice Region, situated along the Svitava River on the historical border between Bohemia and Moravia. It is a picturesque rural settlement with a predominantly agricultural and highland character.
Flag Description: A blue field with a white bend (diagonal stripe from the upper hoist to the lower fly) occupying one-fourth of the flag's width. The width-to-length ratio is 2:3.
Symbolism: The flag directly reflects the municipal coat of arms (an argent bend on an azure field). The blue tincture symbolizes the Svitava River and local watercourses, while the argent (white) bend functions as a canting element referring to the village's name 'Bělá' (historically denoting white, clear water or stream).
Flag Description: A blue field with a white bend (diagonal stripe from the upper hoist to the lower fly) occupying one-fourth of the flag's width. The width-to-length ratio is 2:3.
Symbolism: The flag directly reflects the municipal coat of arms (an argent bend on an azure field). The blue tincture symbolizes the Svitava River and local watercourses, while the argent (white) bend functions as a canting element referring to the village's name 'Bělá' (historically denoting white, clear water or stream).
Statistics
Area
11.56 km²
Population
477