Hrabyně
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Hrabyně is a municipality in the Opava District of the Moravian-Silesian Region, located in the Nízký Jeseník highlands between Opava and Ostrava. It is well known for the National World War II Memorial, its prominent rehabilitation center, and the pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
Flag Description: The flag consists of three vertical stripes of green, white, and green in a 1:4:1 width ratio. In the broader central white stripe is a green hornbeam tree with a brown trunk. The ratio of the flag's width to length is 2:3.
Symbolism: The hornbeam tree (Czech: „habr“) in the white field is a canting symbol (speaking charge) directly referencing the municipality's name (Hrabyně). The green flanking stripes and the tree crown represent the surrounding lush forests and natural landscape of the Nízký Jeseník highlands.
Flag Description: The flag consists of three vertical stripes of green, white, and green in a 1:4:1 width ratio. In the broader central white stripe is a green hornbeam tree with a brown trunk. The ratio of the flag's width to length is 2:3.
Symbolism: The hornbeam tree (Czech: „habr“) in the white field is a canting symbol (speaking charge) directly referencing the municipality's name (Hrabyně). The green flanking stripes and the tree crown represent the surrounding lush forests and natural landscape of the Nízký Jeseník highlands.
Statistics
Area
10.03 km²
Population
1,098