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Flag Of Masuria
The flag that is used as the symbol of Masuria, a region in Poland, and the Masurian people, is divided horizontally into three stripes, that are, blue, white, and red. It was created in 1829, and popularly used until 1945, ever since existing as an obscure symbol, with some modern attempts of its revival. Design The flag was divided horizontally into three equally-sized stripes, blue, white, and red. Until 1882, it used dark blue, which was then replaced with lighter shade. The blue colours symbolized freedom, equality, and fraternity. History The flag of Masuria was created in 1829, as the banner of the Corps Masovia Königsberg, a student corp, at the University of Königsberg, in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), that functioned as the student association of students from the region of Masuria. The design was inspired by the French tricolour flag, and the colours stood for freedom, equality, and fraternity.E. Loch: ''Zur Hundertjahrfeier der Masov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masuria
Masuria (, german: Masuren, Masurian: ''Mazurÿ'') is a ethnographic and geographic region in northern and northeastern Poland, known for its 2,000 lakes. Masuria occupies much of the Masurian Lake District. Administratively, it is part of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (administrative area/province). Its biggest city, often regarded as its capital, is Ełk (Elk). The region covers a territory of some 10,000 km2 which is inhabited by approximately 500,000 people. History East Germanic tribes The first known people in today's Mazuria were East Germanic tribes, such as the Sciri. Ptolemy mentioned Galindians (Koine Greek: Galindoi – Γαλίνδοι) in the 2nd century AD. From the 6th/7th century until the 17th century the former central part of the Galindian tribe continued to exist as the Old Prussian clan of *Galindis. The language of the Old Prussians in Galindia became extinct by 17th century, mainly because of the 16th centuries influx of Protestants seeking refug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
