Mezőkovácsháza
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Mezőkovácsháza is a town in Békés County, located in the Southern Great Plain region of southeastern Hungary. It serves as an administrative, economic, and cultural center for its district.
Flag Description: A vertical white flag (banner) with a row of seven green triangular flames pointing upwards at the bottom edge. In the upper half, the complete coat of arms with supporters is displayed. The arms consist of a divided shield: the green chief shows a golden house with two chimneys, while the main golden field bears a blacksmith's anvil, hammer, and tongs. The shield is supported by two golden lions rampant with red tongues and claws, standing on a golden ribbon with the black inscription 'MEZŐKOVÁCSHÁZA' and a red folded ribbon beneath showing '1463'. The shield is crowned with a golden wall crown and flanked at the base by golden wheat ears.
Symbolism: The anvil, hammer, and tongs refer to the blacksmithing tradition from which the town's name derives ('Kovács' means blacksmith in Hungarian). The house symbolizes settlement, while wheat ears represent the agricultural heritage of the Great Hungarian Plain. The year 1463 commemorates the first written mention of the town. The green flames at the bottom and the green in the coat of arms represent the fertility of the surrounding region.
Flag Description: A vertical white flag (banner) with a row of seven green triangular flames pointing upwards at the bottom edge. In the upper half, the complete coat of arms with supporters is displayed. The arms consist of a divided shield: the green chief shows a golden house with two chimneys, while the main golden field bears a blacksmith's anvil, hammer, and tongs. The shield is supported by two golden lions rampant with red tongues and claws, standing on a golden ribbon with the black inscription 'MEZŐKOVÁCSHÁZA' and a red folded ribbon beneath showing '1463'. The shield is crowned with a golden wall crown and flanked at the base by golden wheat ears.
Symbolism: The anvil, hammer, and tongs refer to the blacksmithing tradition from which the town's name derives ('Kovács' means blacksmith in Hungarian). The house symbolizes settlement, while wheat ears represent the agricultural heritage of the Great Hungarian Plain. The year 1463 commemorates the first written mention of the town. The green flames at the bottom and the green in the coat of arms represent the fertility of the surrounding region.
Statistics
Area
62.59 km²
Population
5,800