Boskovice
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Boskovice is a historic town in the Blansko District of the South Moravian Region, located at the border of the Boskovice Furrow and the Drahany Highlands about 40 km north of Brno. It serves as a major cultural and economic hub of the Malá Haná region, renowned for its remarkably preserved Jewish quarter, Empire chateau, and gothic castle ruins.
Flag Description: A red field with a white seven-toothed comb issuing from the first tenth of both the upper and lower edges. The central tooth extends to two-thirds of the flag's length, and the resulting hoist-side wedge reaches with its apex to one-third of the flag's length. The ratio of width to length is 2:3.
Symbolism: The white seven-toothed comb on a red field is derived from the ancestral coat of arms of the Lords of Boskovice, the founders and long-time rulers of the town, who bore this emblem since the 13th century. The comb is tied to the famous heraldic legend of the fowler Velen, who offered hospitality to the Moravian sovereign and gifted him his comb, for which he was granted nobility and the Boskovice estate.
Flag Description: A red field with a white seven-toothed comb issuing from the first tenth of both the upper and lower edges. The central tooth extends to two-thirds of the flag's length, and the resulting hoist-side wedge reaches with its apex to one-third of the flag's length. The ratio of width to length is 2:3.
Symbolism: The white seven-toothed comb on a red field is derived from the ancestral coat of arms of the Lords of Boskovice, the founders and long-time rulers of the town, who bore this emblem since the 13th century. The comb is tied to the famous heraldic legend of the fowler Velen, who offered hospitality to the Moravian sovereign and gifted him his comb, for which he was granted nobility and the Boskovice estate.
Statistics
Area
27.82 km²
Population
12,190