Blatná
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Blatná is a town in the South Bohemian Region (Strakonice District) situated on the Lomnice River, surrounded by numerous ponds and rolling hills. It is renowned for its picturesque moated water castle set in an English landscape park with free-roaming fallow deer.
Flag Description: The flag of Blatná consists of two equal horizontal stripes, yellow over red. In the upper hoist canton is a black boar's head facing the hoist, with a red tongue and white tusks and teeth. The aspect ratio of the sheet is 2:3.
Symbolism: Both the flag and municipal coat of arms are derived from the arms of the Lords of Rožmitál (the Lev of Rožmitál family), long-time lords of Blatná. The black boar's head alludes to the mythical Czech hero Bivoj, from whom the family traced its ancestry, while the gold (yellow) and red colors represent the tinctures of the town's historical coat of arms.
Flag Description: The flag of Blatná consists of two equal horizontal stripes, yellow over red. In the upper hoist canton is a black boar's head facing the hoist, with a red tongue and white tusks and teeth. The aspect ratio of the sheet is 2:3.
Symbolism: Both the flag and municipal coat of arms are derived from the arms of the Lords of Rožmitál (the Lev of Rožmitál family), long-time lords of Blatná. The black boar's head alludes to the mythical Czech hero Bivoj, from whom the family traced its ancestry, while the gold (yellow) and red colors represent the tinctures of the town's historical coat of arms.
Statistics
Area
43.60 km²
Population
6,669