Bystřice nad Pernštejnem
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Bystřice nad Pernštejnem is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic (Žďár nad Sázavou District), covering an area of 53.07 km² along the Bystřice River. It is the regional hub of the Bystřicko microregion.
Flag Description: Bystřice nad Pernštejnem is a town in the Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic, situated along the Bystřice River in the southeastern Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. It serves as the historic and cultural center of the microregion Bystřicko.
Symbolism: The flag's design directly derives from the municipal coat of arms granted by Emperor Rudolf II in 1580 upon the petition of Vratislav of Pernštejn. The dimidiated black wisent's (aurochs) head with a golden ring through its nostrils represents the ancestral arms of the noble House of Pernštejn, former lords of the domain, while the dimidiated black eagle represents the imperial eagle signifying royal grace and town status. The central blue vertical stripe symbolizes the Bystřice River.
Flag Description: Bystřice nad Pernštejnem is a town in the Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic, situated along the Bystřice River in the southeastern Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. It serves as the historic and cultural center of the microregion Bystřicko.
Symbolism: The flag's design directly derives from the municipal coat of arms granted by Emperor Rudolf II in 1580 upon the petition of Vratislav of Pernštejn. The dimidiated black wisent's (aurochs) head with a golden ring through its nostrils represents the ancestral arms of the noble House of Pernštejn, former lords of the domain, while the dimidiated black eagle represents the imperial eagle signifying royal grace and town status. The central blue vertical stripe symbolizes the Bystřice River.
Statistics
Area
53.07 km²
Population
7,896