The flag of

Umbria it, Umbro (man) it, Umbra (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , ...

is one of the official symbols of the

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

. The current flag was officially adopted on 18 March 2004, although the emblem and

gonfalon The gonfalon, gonfanon, gonfalone (from the early Italian ''confalone'') is a type of heraldic flag or banner, often pointed, swallow-tailed, or with several streamers, and suspended from a crossbar in an identical manner to the ancient Roman ...

had been in use since the 1970s. The Regional Law of 18 May 2004 officially confirmed the flag and added the words ''Regione Umbria'' ("Umbria Region") in red, centered in the bottom fifth of the flag, but in common usage, the words are omitted.

History and Symbolism

The flag of Umbria is inspired by a banner designed by architects Gino and Alberto Anselmi, winners of a 1971 competition, who described the symbolism: The symbol in the flag's center represents the three candles of the

Festa dei Ceri Saint Ubaldo Day or ''Festa dei Ceri'' is an event celebrated on 15 May in the Italian town of Gubbio. It honors the life of Bishop Ubaldo Baldassini who was canonized as protector of Gubbio. It is also celebrated in the American town of Jessup, ...

, which occurs annually on 15 May in

Gubbio Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. History The city's origins are very ancient. ...

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and pa ...

, in honour of Saint Ubaldo Baldassini. The coat of arms and flag of the region are officially defined as such: File:Gubbio Corsa Ceri.jpg, The

, on 15 May

Gallery

File:Flag of Umbria (Lega Nord).svg, alt=, Proposed flag of Umbria by Lega Nord File:Flag of Cospaia.svg, alt=, Flag of Cospaia Republic

References

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