Bříza
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Bříza is a municipality and village in the Litoměřice District within the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic, located in the fertile Podřipsko agricultural plains approximately 7 km southwest of Roudnice nad Labem.
Flag Description: A flag with an aspect ratio of 2:3 consisting of a red hoist stripe occupying one-third of the flag's length, charged in its upper half with a yellow pattée cross, and two equal horizontal stripes in the fly, white over green.
Symbolism: The yellow pattée cross in the red stripe commemorates a significant local archaeological discovery of 11th-century Christian graves featuring cross-inscribed headstones. The red and white colors are derived from the arms of the noble House of Lobkowicz, owners of the estate between 1603 and 1850. The white and green colors also evoke birch bark and green foliage or turf, serving as canting heraldry referencing the municipality's name (Bříza meaning birch).
Flag Description: A flag with an aspect ratio of 2:3 consisting of a red hoist stripe occupying one-third of the flag's length, charged in its upper half with a yellow pattée cross, and two equal horizontal stripes in the fly, white over green.
Symbolism: The yellow pattée cross in the red stripe commemorates a significant local archaeological discovery of 11th-century Christian graves featuring cross-inscribed headstones. The red and white colors are derived from the arms of the noble House of Lobkowicz, owners of the estate between 1603 and 1850. The white and green colors also evoke birch bark and green foliage or turf, serving as canting heraldry referencing the municipality's name (Bříza meaning birch).
Statistics
Area
7.79 km²
Population
441