Máriapócs
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Máriapócs is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county in eastern Hungary, famous primarily as one of the country's main Greek Catholic pilgrimage sites.
Flag Description: The flag consists of a white field with two blue horizontal stripes along the top and bottom edges. In the center is the town coat of arms, featuring a blue shield with a golden two-towered church standing on a green base, flanked by a golden feather on the left, a golden branch/ear on the right, and a golden flower at the bottom.
Symbolism: Blue and white colors represent Marian tradition and the town's spiritual significance. The church in the coat of arms depicts the famous local pilgrimage basilica, while the green base, feather, branch, and flower symbolize the natural environment, rural heritage, and spiritual purity.
Flag Description: The flag consists of a white field with two blue horizontal stripes along the top and bottom edges. In the center is the town coat of arms, featuring a blue shield with a golden two-towered church standing on a green base, flanked by a golden feather on the left, a golden branch/ear on the right, and a golden flower at the bottom.
Symbolism: Blue and white colors represent Marian tradition and the town's spiritual significance. The church in the coat of arms depicts the famous local pilgrimage basilica, while the green base, feather, branch, and flower symbolize the natural environment, rural heritage, and spiritual purity.
Statistics
Area
22.09 km²
Population
2,155