Bílovec
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Bílovec is a Silesian town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic, situated on the slopes of the Nízký Jeseník range along the Bílovka River. It serves as an important local administrative, cultural, and historical center of the Bílovecko microregion.
Flag Description: A red field charged in the center with a white coiled arrow (wrapped arrow). Ratio 2:3.
Symbolism: The flag is a direct banner of arms derived from the historical coat of arms granted by the town's founders, the Lords of Kravaře (branch of the noble Benešovici clan). The central white charge represents a traditional Czech heraldic motif called the 'coiled arrow' (zavinutá střela or odřivous), historically interpreting an incendiary arrow wrapped in tow or cloth. The red and silver (white) colors reflect the ancestral tinctures of the Kravaře family.
Flag Description: A red field charged in the center with a white coiled arrow (wrapped arrow). Ratio 2:3.
Symbolism: The flag is a direct banner of arms derived from the historical coat of arms granted by the town's founders, the Lords of Kravaře (branch of the noble Benešovici clan). The central white charge represents a traditional Czech heraldic motif called the 'coiled arrow' (zavinutá střela or odřivous), historically interpreting an incendiary arrow wrapped in tow or cloth. The red and silver (white) colors reflect the ancestral tinctures of the Kravaře family.
Statistics
Area
38.87 km²
Population
7,411