Holany
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Holany is a market town in Česká Lípa District within the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic, set in the scenic Ralsko Uplands near the Holany fishponds and the borders of the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area. It boasts medieval origins, well-preserved rural folk architecture, and a quiet recreational setting.
Flag Description: A blue field bearing a white ashlar battlemented wall with two towers, each having two black windows placed one above the other and a red tented roof topped with a yellow finial; between the towers grows a green birch tree with a white trunk. The ratio of the flag's width to length is 2:3.
Symbolism: The flag is a heraldic banner of the town's historical coat of arms dating back to its elevation to a market town around 1405. The white ashlar battlemented wall and towers against a blue field represent its historical urban privileges, fortification, and status as a market settlement on a trade route. The birch tree rising between the towers symbolizes the local natural environment and surrounding wooded pond country.
Flag Description: A blue field bearing a white ashlar battlemented wall with two towers, each having two black windows placed one above the other and a red tented roof topped with a yellow finial; between the towers grows a green birch tree with a white trunk. The ratio of the flag's width to length is 2:3.
Symbolism: The flag is a heraldic banner of the town's historical coat of arms dating back to its elevation to a market town around 1405. The white ashlar battlemented wall and towers against a blue field represent its historical urban privileges, fortification, and status as a market settlement on a trade route. The birch tree rising between the towers symbolizes the local natural environment and surrounding wooded pond country.
Statistics
Area
18.78 km²
Population
566