Jiřetín pod Bukovou
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Jiřetín pod Bukovou is a mountain municipality in the Jablonec nad Nisou District, Liberec Region, situated at the foot of Buková mountain along the Kamenice River in the Jizera Mountains. It is traditionally renowned for forestry, glassmaking, and world-famous wooden toy manufacturing.
Flag Description: Jiřetín pod Bukovou is a picturesque mountain municipality in the Liberec Region (Jablonec nad Nisou District), nestled in the Kamenice river valley at the eastern foot of Buková mountain in the Jizera Mountains. The village is historically renowned for its traditional wooden toy manufacturing (formerly Schowanek, now Detoa).
Symbolism: The white and green stripes reflect the primary tinctures of the municipal coat of arms – the silver field and the green mount with a beech tree on Buková mountain –, where green represents mountain forests and white stands for pristine nature and winter landscapes of the Jizera Mountains. The red chevron with yellow edging is derived directly from the coat of arms; it symbolizes traditional alpine gables, carpentry, local woodcraft and toy manufacturing heritage, as well as the topographical contour of the mountain valley.
Flag Description: Jiřetín pod Bukovou is a picturesque mountain municipality in the Liberec Region (Jablonec nad Nisou District), nestled in the Kamenice river valley at the eastern foot of Buková mountain in the Jizera Mountains. The village is historically renowned for its traditional wooden toy manufacturing (formerly Schowanek, now Detoa).
Symbolism: The white and green stripes reflect the primary tinctures of the municipal coat of arms – the silver field and the green mount with a beech tree on Buková mountain –, where green represents mountain forests and white stands for pristine nature and winter landscapes of the Jizera Mountains. The red chevron with yellow edging is derived directly from the coat of arms; it symbolizes traditional alpine gables, carpentry, local woodcraft and toy manufacturing heritage, as well as the topographical contour of the mountain valley.
Statistics
Area
3.31 km²
Population
444