Heves
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Heves is a small town in northeastern Hungary located at the edge of the Great Hungarian Plain in Heves County.
Flag Description: The flag consists of two horizontal bands, blue on top and yellow on the bottom. In the center is the town coat of arms featuring a golden crowned lion on green triple hills inside a blue shield, holding a sabre in its right paw and three wheat ears in its left paw. Above the shield, the word HEVES is written in gold.
Symbolism: Blue and yellow are the traditional colors of the town and region. The lion with a sabre symbolizes historic defense and valor, while the three wheat ears and green triple hill represent the agricultural tradition and fertile land.
Flag Description: The flag consists of two horizontal bands, blue on top and yellow on the bottom. In the center is the town coat of arms featuring a golden crowned lion on green triple hills inside a blue shield, holding a sabre in its right paw and three wheat ears in its left paw. Above the shield, the word HEVES is written in gold.
Symbolism: Blue and yellow are the traditional colors of the town and region. The lion with a sabre symbolizes historic defense and valor, while the three wheat ears and green triple hill represent the agricultural tradition and fertile land.
Statistics
Area
99.31 km²
Population
9,920