Bukovka
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Bukovka is a small municipality in the Elbe lowland of Pardubice District, located near the spa town of Lázně Bohdaneč. Comprising the villages of Bukovka and Habřinka, it has an agricultural character and features a prominent Neo-Renaissance Evangelical church built between 1859 and 1861.
Flag Description: Bukovka is a municipality in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic, situated in the lowlands along the Elbe River roughly 4 km west of Lázně Bohdaneč and 13 km northwest of Pardubice. It consists of two administrative parts: Bukovka and the adjacent village of Habřinka.
Symbolism: The red field bearing intertwined silver ram horns is derived from the coat of arms of the ancient noble family Bukůvka of Bukůvka, for whom the village was the ancestral seat. The green field and the golden ploughshare represent the local agricultural tradition, the fertile lowlands of the Elbe basin, and the rural character of the municipality including its part Habřinka.
Flag Description: Bukovka is a municipality in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic, situated in the lowlands along the Elbe River roughly 4 km west of Lázně Bohdaneč and 13 km northwest of Pardubice. It consists of two administrative parts: Bukovka and the adjacent village of Habřinka.
Symbolism: The red field bearing intertwined silver ram horns is derived from the coat of arms of the ancient noble family Bukůvka of Bukůvka, for whom the village was the ancestral seat. The green field and the golden ploughshare represent the local agricultural tradition, the fertile lowlands of the Elbe basin, and the rural character of the municipality including its part Habřinka.
Statistics
Area
5.55 km²
Population
408