Gelsesziget
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Gelsesziget is a small village in the Nagykanizsa District of Zala County in western Hungary. It is situated in the scenic hilly landscape of the Zalai-dombság region near the village of Gelse.
Flag Description: The flag of Gelsesziget consists of a white rectangular field with the municipal coat of arms centered. The coat of arms features a green shield with a darker green base. In the center of the shield is a golden sheaf of wheat, flanked on the left side from the viewer's perspective (heraldic dexter) by a brown plowshare and on the right side from the viewer's perspective (heraldic sinister) by a brown coulter. Beneath the shield, the text 'GELSESZIGET' is written in gold letters.
Symbolism: The green color of the shield, along with the agricultural tools (plowshare and coulter) and the golden sheaf of wheat, symbolizes the traditional agricultural character of the village, the fertility of the local soil, and the historical farming roots of its inhabitants.
Flag Description: The flag of Gelsesziget consists of a white rectangular field with the municipal coat of arms centered. The coat of arms features a green shield with a darker green base. In the center of the shield is a golden sheaf of wheat, flanked on the left side from the viewer's perspective (heraldic dexter) by a brown plowshare and on the right side from the viewer's perspective (heraldic sinister) by a brown coulter. Beneath the shield, the text 'GELSESZIGET' is written in gold letters.
Symbolism: The green color of the shield, along with the agricultural tools (plowshare and coulter) and the golden sheaf of wheat, symbolizes the traditional agricultural character of the village, the fertility of the local soil, and the historical farming roots of its inhabitants.
Statistics
Area
4.98 km²
Population
268