The flag of the city of
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
, the capital of
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, is a
bicolour rectangle, divided into two equally-sized horizontal stripes: yellow at the top, and red at the bottom. It begun being used in 1938 without official status, and was officially adopted by the city, in 1991.
Design
The flag of the city of
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
, the capital of
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, is a
bicolour rectangle, divided into two horizontal stripes of equal width, yellow at the top, and red at the bottom. The flag doesn't have specified proportions, though popularly used proportions include 2:3 and 5:8.
coat of arms
A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...
of the city, which depicts a mermaid
In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Mermaids are sometimes asso ...
with golden (yellow) sword, shield and hair, on the red background, and with a golden (yellow) crown
A crown is a traditional form of head adornment, or hat, worn by monarchs as a symbol of their power and dignity. A crown is often, by extension, a symbol of the monarch's government or items endorsed by it. The word itself is used, partic ...
above the escutcheon.[
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History
The yellow and red flag begun being used as the symbol of Warsaw in 1938, though without any official status.[Jacek Skorupski: ]
Polskie flagi samorządowe
'. In: ''Flaga. Biuletyn Polskiego Towarzystwa Weksykologicznego'', vol. 7, p. 3, 2000. Polskie Towarzystwo Weksykologiczne.[Jacek Skorupski: ]
Flagi w Warszawie
'; In: ''Flaga. Biuletyn Polskiego Towarzystwa Weksykologicznego'', vol. 12, p. 10, December 2000. Polskie Towarzystwo Weksykologiczne. ISSN 1509-2429. The flag was officially adopted as the city symbol in 1991.[
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See also
* Coat of arms of Warsaw
The coat of arms of Warsaw consists of a '' syrenka'' (" little mermaid") in a red field. This imagery has been in use since at least the mid-14th century. The syrenka has traditionally held a silver sword although this does not appear on more re ...
* List of flags of the quarters of Warsaw
References
External links
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Flag
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design empl ...
Flag
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design empl ...
Flag
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design empl ...
Flags of cities in Poland
Flags introduced in 1938
Flags introduced in 1991
1938 establishments in Poland
1991 establishments in Poland