Nagyharsány
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Nagyharsány is a village in Baranya County, southern Hungary, situated at the foot of Mount Szárszó near the Croatian border. The region is renowned for its wine-growing tradition and rich history, including the 1687 Battle of Harsány.
Flag Description: The flag of the municipality is swallow-tailed with a white field framed by a narrow blue border along all edges. In the center of the flag is the municipal coat of arms. The shield is divided horizontally: the upper blue field features the green Mount Szárszó with a yellow quarry on the right side from the viewer's perspective (heraldic left) and a yellow building on top; the lower yellow field displays a white colchicum flower with a green stem and leaves.
Symbolism: The flag combines the traditional colors and imagery of the municipality. The emblem depicts the dominant Mount Szárszó with its prominent local quarry and a building on top. The lower field with the Hungarian meadow saffron flower (Colchicum hungaricum) symbolizes the protected local nature and unique flora found on the slopes of the mountain.
Flag Description: The flag of the municipality is swallow-tailed with a white field framed by a narrow blue border along all edges. In the center of the flag is the municipal coat of arms. The shield is divided horizontally: the upper blue field features the green Mount Szárszó with a yellow quarry on the right side from the viewer's perspective (heraldic left) and a yellow building on top; the lower yellow field displays a white colchicum flower with a green stem and leaves.
Symbolism: The flag combines the traditional colors and imagery of the municipality. The emblem depicts the dominant Mount Szárszó with its prominent local quarry and a building on top. The lower field with the Hungarian meadow saffron flower (Colchicum hungaricum) symbolizes the protected local nature and unique flora found on the slopes of the mountain.
Statistics
Area
24.34 km²
Population
1,401