Hradiště (Plzeň-South District)
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Hradiště is a small rural municipality located in the southeastern part of the Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region, situated in the gently rolling agricultural and forested landscape of the Bohemian Forest foothills. It comprises four administrative parts: Hradiště, Bezděkov, Zahorčice, and Černice.
Flag Description: The flag consists of four vertical stripes alternating red and white. Overlaid across the two central stripes is a millwheel in counterchanged colours (white on the red stripe and red on the white stripe). The width-to-length ratio is 2:3.
Symbolism: The millwheel commemorates the historical milling tradition and watermills situated along local streams. The red and white (silver) tinctures are derived from the municipal coat of arms and reflect traditional Bohemian colours, with the counterchanging reflecting the parted field of the municipal shield.
Flag Description: The flag consists of four vertical stripes alternating red and white. Overlaid across the two central stripes is a millwheel in counterchanged colours (white on the red stripe and red on the white stripe). The width-to-length ratio is 2:3.
Symbolism: The millwheel commemorates the historical milling tradition and watermills situated along local streams. The red and white (silver) tinctures are derived from the municipal coat of arms and reflect traditional Bohemian colours, with the counterchanging reflecting the parted field of the municipal shield.
Statistics
Area
13.60 km²
Population
218