Hernádszentandrás
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Hernádszentandrás is a village in the Encs District of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary. It is situated in the Hernád River valley near the Slovak border.
Flag Description: The flag consists of a white rectangular field bordered on the top, bottom, and fly edges with alternating red and green triangles (wolf-tooth border). In the center of the flag is the full coat of arms of the municipality. The arms feature a blue shield with a silver St. Andrew's cross (saltire) in the lower section and a man in traditional attire holding a walking stick in the upper section. Above the shield is a crowned helmet with red and gold mantling, and below it is a silver ribbon bearing the black inscription 'HERNÁDSZENTANDRÁS'.
Symbolism: The white field bordered with red and green triangles incorporates the traditional Hungarian national colors. The silver saltire (St. Andrew's cross) in the blue shield directly references Saint Andrew, the patron saint after whom the village is named ('Szent András'). The figure in traditional dress represents the local history and heritage of the Hernád valley inhabitants.
Flag Description: The flag consists of a white rectangular field bordered on the top, bottom, and fly edges with alternating red and green triangles (wolf-tooth border). In the center of the flag is the full coat of arms of the municipality. The arms feature a blue shield with a silver St. Andrew's cross (saltire) in the lower section and a man in traditional attire holding a walking stick in the upper section. Above the shield is a crowned helmet with red and gold mantling, and below it is a silver ribbon bearing the black inscription 'HERNÁDSZENTANDRÁS'.
Symbolism: The white field bordered with red and green triangles incorporates the traditional Hungarian national colors. The silver saltire (St. Andrew's cross) in the blue shield directly references Saint Andrew, the patron saint after whom the village is named ('Szent András'). The figure in traditional dress represents the local history and heritage of the Hernád valley inhabitants.
Statistics
Area
16.07 km²
Population
418