Broumov

About the place: Broumov is a historic town in northeastern Bohemia, located in the Hradec Králové Region (Náchod District) within the picturesque Broumov Basin along the Stěnava River near the Polish border. The town is famous for its monumental Baroque Benedictine Abbey of Saint Adalbert and its well-preserved historical core surrounded by the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area.

Flag Description: A blue field charged with a white (silver) swan with yellow (golden) bill and feet, and a yellow six-pointed star in the upper fly corner. The aspect ratio of the flag is 2:3.

Symbolism: The flag is derived from the historic civic coat of arms, which originated in the Middle Ages during the colonization of the region led by the Benedictine monks of Břevnov. According to local lore, early settlers emerging from the dense forests and rock labyrinths looked down upon a tranquil lake with a gliding white swan under the shining evening star, taking it as a divine omen to settle there. Heraldically, the white swan represents purity, grace, and peace, the golden star denotes hope and divine guidance, and the blue field signifies the lake waters and the heavens.