Bzenec
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Bzenec is a town in the Hodonín District of the South Moravian Region, noted for its winemaking and chateau in the Morava valley.
Flag Description: Bzenec is a town in the Hodonín District of the South Moravian Region, Czechia, situated in the Lower Morava Valley within the traditional wine-growing region of Moravian Slovakia (Slovácko). It is renowned for its rich viticultural heritage, a Neo-Gothic chateau surrounded by an English park with an ancient linden tree, and the prominent Baroque Chapel of St. Florian overlooking the town.
Symbolism: The flag design is derived from the historic municipal coat of arms, which incorporates elements from former noble proprietors of the estate. The bendwise white lily sceptre and white bend originate from the armorial bearings of the Kropáč of Nevědomí family (three silver lilies on stalks), lords of Bzenec at the turn of the 16th century. The tinctures of blue, red, and white reflect the colours of the municipal arms, featuring the blue shield of the city wall together with the red and silver of the Žerotín family inescutcheon.
Flag Description: Bzenec is a town in the Hodonín District of the South Moravian Region, Czechia, situated in the Lower Morava Valley within the traditional wine-growing region of Moravian Slovakia (Slovácko). It is renowned for its rich viticultural heritage, a Neo-Gothic chateau surrounded by an English park with an ancient linden tree, and the prominent Baroque Chapel of St. Florian overlooking the town.
Symbolism: The flag design is derived from the historic municipal coat of arms, which incorporates elements from former noble proprietors of the estate. The bendwise white lily sceptre and white bend originate from the armorial bearings of the Kropáč of Nevědomí family (three silver lilies on stalks), lords of Bzenec at the turn of the 16th century. The tinctures of blue, red, and white reflect the colours of the municipal arms, featuring the blue shield of the city wall together with the red and silver of the Žerotín family inescutcheon.
Statistics
Area
40.34 km²
Population
4,561