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represent the two historical villages that now make up the modern municipality: Bernartice and Borovsko. (6/6)
October 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This creates an unusual visual effect, especially in spring when the water level is higher.The two flowers of Minuartia smejkalii, a symbol of the local protected flora, (5/6)
October 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The town considers the bridge a symbol of Czechoslovak resistance and chose to include it in their arms with pride. The bridge in the photo appears strangely low over the water because the valley it once crossed was flooded to create a reservoir. (4/6)
October 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It was among the few major non-military infrastructure projects allowed to continue during the war and was only stopped after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the Reichsprotektor of Bohemia and Moravia. (3/6)
October 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
represents the Borovsko Bridge, also known as "Hitler's Bridge." It is one of several large highway bridges constructed by the Nazi occupiers during World War II. (2/6)
October 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
number of towns with arms containing gates/castles make for unoriginal flags. The town itself is a typical castle town, snaking up towards the castle on a hill. The angle of this photo is from the one direction where the town is completely hidden by forests, leaving only the castle unobscured. (2/2)
October 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Happy to be a good flag buddy ;)
October 20, 2024 at 5:18 PM