Kněževes (Rakovník District)

Digital Passport

Flag

Kněževes (Rakovník District)

Name

Kněževes (Rakovník District)

Nomenclature and Geography

Category: City / Municipality

Summary

About the place: Kněževes is a market town in the Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region, located northwest of Rakovník. It lies in a fertile hop-growing region within the Rakovník Highlands.

Flag Description: The flag sheet consists of four horizontal stripes: yellow, white, blue, and yellow, in a width ratio of 1: 3: 3: 1.

Symbolism: The color composition of the flag is derived from the historic coat of arms of the market town. Blue and white refer to traditional heraldic colors associated with local history, while the yellow stripes complete the overall balance of the vexillological composition.

Statistics

Area

22.21 km²

Population

1,053

Location