Budapest - District Flags - Budapest X. Kobanya (Hungary)

Kõbánya

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by István Molnár, 19 January 2001

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Overview

Budapest X. district Community of Budapest Kőbánya. The flag: CoA on white field. Ratio: 1:2.
István Molnár, 19 October 2000

Kőbánya is a district (the 10th) of Budapest Capital in Hungary The district has got 90.065 inhabitants (1990 census), nearly all of Hungarians. Seven of the Official Ethnic Minorities of Hungary has got ethnic council in the district: Gipsy, Greek, Croatian, Polish, German, Armenian and Rumanian. Neighbouring settlements are: Budapest XIV. - Zugló, Budapest VIII. - Józsefváros, Budapest IX. - Ferencváros, Budapest XIX. - Kispest, Budapest XVIII. Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre, Budapest XVII. and Budapest XVI. districts. Parts of the districts: Felsőrákos, Gyárdűlő, Kőbánya, Kertváros, Kúttó, Laposdűlő, Ligettelek, Óhegy, Téglagyárdűlő and Újhegy.
The territory became a part of the City of Pest in 1705, when Pest became free royal city. The territory of Kőbánya (Stone-pit) became the 10th district of Budapest in 1873.
The flag of Kőbánya is white on the middle there is the CoA.
István Molnár, 19 January 2001

Ceremonial Flag

by István Molnár, 9 June 2001 (Based on Zeljko Heimer's photo)

What's odd - is that it seems that the name of the districs apears above the CoA, but not on the flag. On the other hand, I would swear I saw the flag in use with the name inscribed too.
Zeljko Heimer, 9 June 2001

Coat of Arms

from <www.kobanya.hu>, located by István Molnár, 19 October 2000