Beroun
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Beroun is a historic district town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, located southwest of Prague at the confluence of the Berounka and Litavka rivers on the border of the Bohemian Karst and Křivoklátsko protected landscape areas. It serves as an important industrial, transport, and cultural hub with a rich royal town heritage.
Flag Description: The flag consists of two equal horizontal stripes of white and blue. In the hoist half of the white stripe is a brown walking bear with a red tongue, facing the hoist. The ratio of width to length is 2:3.
Symbolism: The white (silver) and blue colors are traditional municipal colors derived from the silver town walls and the blue field of the historic coat of arms. The brown bear in the upper stripe is a charge taken from the town gate of the municipal arms, functioning as a canting charge (alluding to the popular etymology associating the name Beroun with a bear, German Bär / Bern).
Flag Description: The flag consists of two equal horizontal stripes of white and blue. In the hoist half of the white stripe is a brown walking bear with a red tongue, facing the hoist. The ratio of width to length is 2:3.
Symbolism: The white (silver) and blue colors are traditional municipal colors derived from the silver town walls and the blue field of the historic coat of arms. The brown bear in the upper stripe is a charge taken from the town gate of the municipal arms, functioning as a canting charge (alluding to the popular etymology associating the name Beroun with a bear, German Bär / Bern).
Statistics
Area
31.25 km²
Population
21,521