Harkakötöny
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Harkakötöny is a village located in Bács-Kiskun County in southern Hungary, within the Kiskunság region. It lies southwest of Kiskunhalas and is surrounded by the typical landscape of the Hungarian Great Plain.
Flag Description: The flag consists of nine horizontal stripes, alternating blue and white (five blue and four white). In the center of the flag is a blue circular medallion interrupting the central white and blue stripes. Inside this blue circle is a white figure of a Cuman horseman riding towards the right (observer's left) and drawing a bow with an arrow.
Symbolism: The blue and white colors, along with the Cuman horseman motif, reference the historical and cultural heritage of the Kiskunság (Little Cumania) region. The horseman with a bow commemorates the tradition of the nomadic Cumans who settled in this area during the Middle Ages.
Flag Description: The flag consists of nine horizontal stripes, alternating blue and white (five blue and four white). In the center of the flag is a blue circular medallion interrupting the central white and blue stripes. Inside this blue circle is a white figure of a Cuman horseman riding towards the right (observer's left) and drawing a bow with an arrow.
Symbolism: The blue and white colors, along with the Cuman horseman motif, reference the historical and cultural heritage of the Kiskunság (Little Cumania) region. The horseman with a bow commemorates the tradition of the nomadic Cumans who settled in this area during the Middle Ages.
Statistics
Area
55.47 km²
Population
800