Březová (Zlín District)
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Březová is a municipality and village in Zlín District within the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic, situated in the hilly landscape of the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains approximately 9 km northeast of the regional center Zlín and near Slušovice. It has a primarily rural, residential, and agricultural character.
Flag Description: A blue field featuring a white circular disc with a diameter of half the hoist width, charged with an uprooted birch tree in natural colors. Surrounding the circular disc in an orle are eight yellow eight-pointed stars. The ratio of the flag's width to length is 2:3.
Symbolism: The uprooted birch tree (Czech 'bříza') is a canting charge representing the name of the municipality (Březová). The blue field and the eight yellow (gold) eight-pointed stars are derived from the arms of the noble House of Sternberg (Šternberk), the historical lords of the Lukov estate to which the village belonged for centuries.
Flag Description: A blue field featuring a white circular disc with a diameter of half the hoist width, charged with an uprooted birch tree in natural colors. Surrounding the circular disc in an orle are eight yellow eight-pointed stars. The ratio of the flag's width to length is 2:3.
Symbolism: The uprooted birch tree (Czech 'bříza') is a canting charge representing the name of the municipality (Březová). The blue field and the eight yellow (gold) eight-pointed stars are derived from the arms of the noble House of Sternberg (Šternberk), the historical lords of the Lukov estate to which the village belonged for centuries.
Statistics
Area
2.66 km²
Population
504