Helvíkovice
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Helvíkovice is a municipality in the Ústí nad Orlicí District of the Pardubice Region, situated in the valley plain of the Divoká Orlice River and directly adjoining the western outskirts of the town of Žamberk. The village is especially renowned as the birthplace of Prokop Diviš, the prominent scholar and inventor of the lightning rod.
Flag Description: A green field charged in the center with two yellow rakes in saltire. The ratio of the flag's width to length is 2:3.
Symbolism: The crossed rakes are a traditional agricultural emblem derived from the village's historic seals of the 18th and 19th centuries, reflecting its rural heritage and farming tradition. The green field symbolizes the natural surroundings, meadows, and landscape of the Divoká Orlice river valley.
Flag Description: A green field charged in the center with two yellow rakes in saltire. The ratio of the flag's width to length is 2:3.
Symbolism: The crossed rakes are a traditional agricultural emblem derived from the village's historic seals of the 18th and 19th centuries, reflecting its rural heritage and farming tradition. The green field symbolizes the natural surroundings, meadows, and landscape of the Divoká Orlice river valley.
Statistics
Area
10.74 km²
Population
574