Flag of the Silesian Voivodeship

The civil flag of the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland is triband rectangle, divided into three horizontal stripes, that are from top to bottom: blue, yellow, and blue. The blue stripes are twice the size of the yellow middle stripe.[1] The state flag is a blue rectangle with yellow eagle placed in its centre.[2] It was designed by Barbara Widłak,[3] and adopted on 11 June 2001.[1]

Silesian Voivodeship
Proportion5:8
Adopted11 June 2001
Designthree horizontal stripes, that are from top to bottom: blue, yellow, and blue, with blue stripes being twice the size of the yellow middle stripe
Designed byBarbara Widłak
Variant flag of Silesian Voivodeship
Adopted11 June 2001
Designblue field with a yellow eagle in centre
Designed byBarbara Widłak

Design

The civil flag of the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland is a triband rectangle, with an aspect ratio of height to width of 5:8. It is divided into three stripes, that are from top to bottom: blue, yellow, and blue. The blue stripes are twice the size of the yellow middle stripe. Their aspect ratio of height to width is 2:5, while, the aspect ratio of the yellow stripe is 1:5.[1]

The state flag of the voivodeship is a blue rectangle, with an aspect ratio of height to width of 5:8. In its centre is placed a yellow eagle, adopted from the coat of arms of the voivodeship.[2]

The colours of the coat of arms and the flag refer to the coat of arms of Upper Silesia, historically used as a symbol of the dynasty of Silesian Piasts, who ruled in the duchies in the Upper Silesia. The coat of arms depicts a yellow eagle on the blue background, similar to the one in the voivodeship symbols.[4]

Additionally, there are also vertical versions of both civil and state flags.[5]

The colour scheme of the flags is officially defined as:

Colour model Dark Blue Gold
Pantone Blue 2728 Yellow 116
RGB (48,68,181) (252,209,22)
CMYK 73.62.0.29 0.17.91.1
HTML #FCD116 #3044B5

History

The flag was designed by Barbara Widłak,[3] and adopted by the Silesian Regional Assembly on 11 June 2001.[1] Since 2011, on 15 July, in the Silesian Voivodeship is celebrated the Day of the Silesian Flag.[6]

  • Vertical version of the civil flag.
  • Vertical version of the state flag.

See also

References
  1. "Herb Województwa Śląskiego". slaskie.pl (in Polish).
  2. ZASADY UŻYWANIA HERBU I FLAG WOJEWÓDZTWA ŚLĄSKIEGO.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2021-05-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Uzasadnienie historyczno-heraldyczne do projektów herbu, flagi i pieczęci Województwa Śląskiego". slaskie.pl (in Polish).
  5. Attachment no. 3.4, to the resolution no. I/36/6/2001 of the Silesian Regional Assembly from 11 June 2001 about the establishment of the flag of the Silesian Voivodeship. In: Journal of Laws of the Silesian Voivodeship of 2001, no 46, position 1161.
  6. "Na Górnym Śląsku – Dzień Śląskiej Flagi". gazeta.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2011.
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