Březiny
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Březiny is a small submontane village in the Svitavy District of the Pardubice Region, situated along the Svratka River within the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area. The municipality is characterized by preserved traditional vernacular architecture and scattered rural settlements nestled in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands.
Flag Description: The flag consists of two horizontal stripes, white and blue with a yellow four-cam water wheel, in a ratio of 2 : 1. Growing into the white stripe is a parted deciduous tree formed towards the hoist by the white-and-black trunk of a birch and towards the fly by the black trunk of a linden, with green leaves. The ratio of the width to the length of the flag is 2 : 3.
Symbolism: The birch serves as a canting charge referring to the village's name (Březiny) and birch groves. The linden symbolizes two notable local memorial trees (the Luňáček and Drašar lindens). The blue stripe represents the Svratka River, along which the settlement lies. The yellow four-cam wheel commemorates the historic tradition of iron processing and local water-powered hammer mills.
Flag Description: The flag consists of two horizontal stripes, white and blue with a yellow four-cam water wheel, in a ratio of 2 : 1. Growing into the white stripe is a parted deciduous tree formed towards the hoist by the white-and-black trunk of a birch and towards the fly by the black trunk of a linden, with green leaves. The ratio of the width to the length of the flag is 2 : 3.
Symbolism: The birch serves as a canting charge referring to the village's name (Březiny) and birch groves. The linden symbolizes two notable local memorial trees (the Luňáček and Drašar lindens). The blue stripe represents the Svratka River, along which the settlement lies. The yellow four-cam wheel commemorates the historic tradition of iron processing and local water-powered hammer mills.
Statistics
Area
7.20 km²
Population
136