Zagan County (Lubuskie Vojvodship, Poland)

Powiat Żagański, Województwo Lubuskie

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5:8 by Jens Pattke
Civil flag, adopted 30 Jun 2003

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• Żagań commune flag and coat of arms

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Government Flag

5:8 by Jens Pattke
Adopted 30 Jun 2003

Coat of Arms

by Jens Pattke

Symbols adopted on 30 Jun 2003 by County Law.
Chrystian Kretowicz from California translated the law. Here is a translation of the relevant text:

"ARMS - Heraldic shield in the Late Gothic style. On the gold field there is an eagle (black) with the silver crescent moon across its chest and wings. On the both ends of the crescent there are silver trefoils. The tongue ant the talons of the eagle are red. On the eagle's chest there is a Late Gothic shield with the field of the silver color, on which there are: red heart pierced by the golden arrow, from lower left to upper right. In the middle of the heart there is a Latin Cross, and on its sides and below it, there are 3 six-pointed, golden stars. O the top of the heart there is a golden flame (or sunburst). Above the top edge of the shield there is a red (golden-outlined) bishop's mitre and the pastoral on its right side.

The territorial flag for the ordinary use is a piece of cloth in the ratio 5:8 of three horizontal bands: first, upper one, and third, lower one, are of equal width. The middle band is 4 times wider than either the upper or lower bands. Upper band is silver (white) Middle band is red Lower band is gold (yellow)

The official (ceremonial) flag is identical to the ordinary one, except it contains the arms of the county. After dividing the length of the flag into 3 parts, the abstract line of division - from the edge of the flag, will be the axis for the shield of arms. The shield of arms is placed in the first (frontal) part of the flag."

Source: Uchwala nr. IX/3/2003 Rady Powiatu Zaganskiego z dnia 30 czerwca 2003 r. w sprawie ustanowienia herbu i flagi Powiatu Zaganskiego
Jens Pattke, 20 Sep 2003

Municipal Flags and Coats of Arms

Szprotawa flag

by Pascal Gross, 20 August 1999, after image from this site.

Szprotawa: formerly in the Zielona Góra region (now Lubuskian), a city since around 1251, a vassal of the Czech kingdom since 1331 and part of Austria since 1526, annexed by Prussia in 1742. In Poland since WW2. ca. 13500 inhabitants.
Gwidon S. Naskrent, 6 Sept 2000

Szprotawa Coat of Arms

Żagań Commune Flag

Żagań - Municipal Commune - area 39.98 km2 - is located in Żagań county in the south-western part of Poland. German name: Sagan. Legends have it that Żagań was founded in the year 700 by Princes Żaganna from the family of Krokus, Wanda's daughter. During World War II there was POW camp Stalag VIII C, Stalag Luft 3. In March 24/25, 1994 was the famous escape of airmen from POW camp Luft 3. Population (2000) 28.140.
Jarig Bakker, 4 Sept 2000

Żagań Commune Coat of Arms