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Topic: Flag of Slovakia


  
  Flag of Slovakia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Slovakia's flag in its current form (but with another seal on it or without any seal) can be dated back to the revolutionary year 1848, when a minority of Slovaks where fighting against the Magyars (see: The Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas).
The blue triangle in the current flag of the Czech Republic, with which Slovakia formed Czechoslovakia up to the Velvet Divorce, was taken over from the blue strip of Slovakia's flag in 1920 into the flag of Czechoslovakia.
The flag of Czechoslovakia has been taken over by the Czech Republic in late 1992, in direct violation of the 1992 Act on the Division of Czechoslovakia explicitly forbidding state symbols to be used by the two successor states.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Slovakia   (364 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Flag of Slovakia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Flag of the Russian Federation The flag of Russia is a tricolour of three equal horizontal fields, white on the top, blue in the middle and red on the bottom.
National flags Coat of arms of Slovakia Coat of arms of Slovakia is composed of a silver (argent) double cross, elevated on the middle peak of a dark blue mountain consisting of three peaks.
Slovakia's flag in its current form (but with another seal on it or withou any seal) can be dated back to the revolutionary year 1848, when the Slovaks where fighting against the Magyars (1848 was a year of much revolution and change in Europe).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Flag-of-Slovakia   (1272 words)

  
 Flag of Slovenia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The national flag of Slovenia features three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, with the Slovenian coat of arms located in the upper hoist side of the flag centered in the white and blue bands.
The flag's colours are Pan-Slavic, but they were also used on older coats of arms and were considered national colours before they were first arranged on a flag in 1848 during the rise of nationalism in Europe.
The flag was officially adopted on June 27, 1991.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Slovenia   (239 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Slovakia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In 2004 Slovakia had a fertility rate of 1.25 (i.e., the average woman will have 1,25 children in her lifetime), which is one of the lowest numbers among EU countries.
Slovakia is a member state of the European Union since May 1, 2004 and of NATO since March 29, 2004.
Slovakia would like to adopt the Euro currency in January 2009, although the public sector deficit needs to be cut in the draft budget from its current 3.8 percent of GDP to below 3 percent in order for this to be possible.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Slovakia   (1375 words)

  
 Slovakia
Its width is equal to the one hundredth of the flag's length.
Slovakia adopted its triband with arms shifted to the hoist officially on 1 september 1992 and it was first hoisted two days later.
Before the separation of Slovakia and the Czech Republic, a resolution was passed by the Czechoslovak government that neither of the two "new" states could continue to use the red white and blue flag of Czechoslovakia.
flagspot.net /flags/sk.html   (1200 words)

  
 The FAME: Flag Identification Symbols
The Flag Indentification Symbols are used in vexillologic publications to indicate the function of a particular flag with a grid of six cells with dots.
An example of such flag is the flag of Croatia, where on both sides the arms in the crest of the shield are in the same order, i.e.
The flags hoisted in 'normal' way are in all elements the same at the flags that are flown horizontally, but those that have rotated symbol are not, and should be made specially for this use.
www.fortunecity.com /victorian/wooton/6/symbols.htm   (1193 words)

  
 Politics of Slovakia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Politics of Slovakia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Slovakia is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
Slovakia's highest legislative body is the 150-seat unicameral National Council of the Slovak Republic.
Slovakia also has a special Constitutional Court (Ústavný súd), which rules on constitutional issues.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Slovakia   (800 words)

  
 Slovakia -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Western Slovakia was the centre of Samo's Empire in the 7th century.
As a member of the United Nations (since 1993), Slovakia was, on October 10, 2005, for the first time elected to a two-year term on the UN Security Council for 2006-2007.
Slovakia plans to adopt the Euro currency on 1 January 2009 and has already entered the ERM for this purpose (Slovak euro coins).
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Slovakia   (2144 words)

  
 Czech Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The first Czechoslovakian flag (1918-1920) was identical to the Polish one as these are the colors of Bohemia.
The Czechoslovak State Flag is a white-red field with the red colour in the bottom, which is in fact the Czech Flag and a blue threeangle, which had been added as the Slovak part of the complete flag.
The Slovak flag of 1990 became to represent the separatist tendencies of some Slovaks, besides the others were still using the Czechoslovak one that represented the unity.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/cz.html   (1649 words)

  
 Slovakia Flag - World Flags 101 - Slovakian Flags
Universal Flag of Peace - Purchase a flag that represents the interconnection and oneness of humanity.
The flag's coat of arms represents Slovakia's past link with Hungary and it is a modified version of the Hungarian coat of arms.
Before Slovakia and the Czech Republic separated, a resolution was passed by the Czechoslovak government that stated neither of the two new countries could continue to use the flag of Czechoslovakia.
www.worldflags101.com /s/slovakia-flag.aspx   (395 words)

  
 Slovakia.com - Slovakia hotels, travel, guide, tourism, pictures, map, car rental, information
Slovakia is becoming one of Europe's focal points for travel and tourism.
Slovakia's capital city Bratislava is a growing hub of culture, as well as the national seat of politics and business.
Slovakia's history as a meeting point of many cultures brought it both the wealth needed to build these structures, and the battles fought between and around them.
www.slovakia.com   (594 words)

  
 Flag of Slovakia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The flag of Slovakia is similar to the flag of the Czech Republic because of the colors used.
The national flag of Slovakia was adopted on September 1, 1992 just months before Slovakian independence was achieved.
All flags are finished with heavy-duty, no-shrink white header material for the strongest headers in the industry.
www.special-tplus.com /flag-of-slovakia.html   (230 words)

  
 Kosice city, Slovakia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Maybe the official flags do not have it, but it would not surprise me to find out that the official flags are hard to be seen in the city and that the flag with COA is much more "popular".
There is also one flag in Východoslovenské museum in Ko¹ice which has the Hungarian coat of arms on the obverse and the municipal coat of arms on the reverse side.
The flag was given by the Hungarian king in 1369.
fotw.vexillum.com /flags/sk-kosic.html   (469 words)

  
 Flag of Slovakia - Slovensko.com
The Slovak flag is one of the official state symbols of the Slovak Republic.
These three colours are widely used on other national flags of Slavic origin: Russia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, etc. The Russian and the Slovenian flags even have the same horizontal stripes, but the Russian flag has no shield, while the Slovenian emblem is slightly different from the Slovak one.
Slovakia and Hungary were a part of common Hungarian Kingdom during centuries and the double-cross with three mountains was present in the Empire's state emblem.
www.slovensko.com /about/flag   (278 words)

  
 Slovakia Travel Guide @ TravelNotes.org
Countries neighbouring Slovakia are: The Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary and Austria.
As much of Slovakia's population lives in rural areas, the countryside should also be visited if you have the time to get out of Bratislava.
Slovakia's second largest city lies in the valley of the river Hornád in the Košice basin, encircled by the spurs of the Cierna Hora mountains to the north and the Volovské vrchy hills to the west.
www.travelnotes.org /Europe/slovakia.htm   (1172 words)

  
 flag of Slovakia before and during World War II flags
White flag with the coat of arms in the middle (gules a double cross argent issuant from a triple mount azure; the cross is actually made silver), below it motto in silver "VERNÍ SEBE SVORNE NAPRED".
The border is ornamented with a blue stripe forming squarish pannels in corners, two golden stripes go along the edges dividing these squares in three approximately, and in each of the squares there is a red heraldic rose with yellow seeds and green barbs piereced with a golden arrow bendwise.
The flag of the Hlinka Guard (the militia of the Slovak Peoples Party) as a red flag with a blue "double cross" in a white cirle (the arms of the cross reached to the edges of the circle).
www.flags-of-the-world.net /flags/sk-ww2.html   (1098 words)

  
 Levice city, Slovakia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
At the part of beautiful country of South Slovakia, where the waters of down Hron and Ipel majestically flow between low banks, where the last spurs of mountains connect to fertile flatlands, spreads the region of Levice, The first writen notice about Levice comes from the year 1156, about the castle from the year 1318.
The old flag of the city used since the middle ages.
Levice (Léva in Hungarian) use the yellow-green colours which were the colours of the Esterházy Family, because the family had managed the town in the past.
fotw.vexillum.com /flags/sk-levic.html   (307 words)

  
 National Flag of Slovakia
This illustration of the Slovakia Flag is available for immediate download as a single flag or as part of a complete set of international flags.
Two sizes for each country flag are available: one in the official proportions as specified by the particular country and one in a standardized 3:5 ratio.
Our flag illustrations are used by major book publishers, magazines, government agencies, international organizations, professional sports associations, international companies and professional designers around the world.
www.flagart.com /flags/slovakia.htm   (443 words)

  
 Flag of Slovakia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
IF the current opposition party Smer wins the upcoming general election, it is unlikely to form a coalition government with the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia, say experts as well as politicians.
GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel, who visited Slovakia yesterday, expressed her appreciation of the reforms carried out in Slovakia under the right wing Mikulas Dzurinda government.
FOLLOWING spring floods in Slovakia, mosquitoes are swarming in several areas of Slovakia.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Flag_of_Slovakia.html   (826 words)

  
 Slovakia
Some of them depicted the original Hungarian coat of arms, only the green colour of the three hills was replaced by blue.
Slovakia was ticked off over this, but the Czech folks said "The country that made that rule doesn't exist any more" and refused to change.
Each was to have its own arms, seal, flag and anthem, and these were laid down in laws of 1990.
www.1uptravel.com /flag/flags/sk.html   (643 words)

  
 Slovakia flag
We carry a wide variety of items for this flag including fullsize 3 by 5 foot flags which are ideal for indoor display and occasional outdoor use.
Flags are fully dyed and sewn on all sides with grommets.
Miniature desktop 4 by 6 inch flags are also available as well as mousepads, tshirts, enamel lapel pins, bumper decals, pin-back buttons, magnets, iron-on patches, and key chains.
www.politicalgifts.com /slovakia.html   (329 words)

  
 Slovakia Flag
We stock the Slovakia flag in 4x6 inch, 12x18 inch, 2ft x 3ft, 3ft x 5ft and 4ft x 6ft sizes in nylon and 3ft x 5ft in Superknit polyester.
Slovakia stick flag 4 inch x 6 inch, mounted on a 10 inch plastic stick.
Slovakia stick flag 12 x 18 inch, mounted on a 24 inch wooden stick.
www.united-states-flag.com /slovakia.html   (423 words)

  
 Business_Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Slovakia is the Western Edge of Wild East.
In the East from Bratislava (which is at the western border of Slovakia, close to Austria and Hungary).
Because Slovakia is a country where great people prosper and become even greater.
www.slovak.sk /business/business.htm   (743 words)

  
 flagsonline.net Flag of Slovakia
On the 1st of September 1992, the Slovakian flag was modified to include the country's state shield, this was done to avoid the clash with the Russian white-blue-red tricolour, which had been re-introduced by Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The state shield recalls Slovakia’s historical association with Hungary and is a modified version of the traditional Hungarian coat of arms.
They were initially adopted by Slavic nations in the mid-19th century at a time when many of them lacked autonomy and were influenced by the flag of Russia (which was in turn influenced by the Dutch flag), an independent Slavic country at the time.
www.flagsonline.net /slov.htm   (332 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Slovakia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Slovaks and the Czechs agreed to separate peacefully on 1 January 1993.
Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.
Slovakia's economic growth exceeded expectations in 2001-05, despite the general European slowdown.
www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/lo.html   (1263 words)

  
 About Slovakia - Travel, Maps, Flag and Information
Slovakia joined NATO on March 29, 2004 and the EU on May 1, 2004.
There were Presidential elections in Slovakia on April 3, 2004 and April 17, 2004.
Amongst them are the high peaks of the Tatra mountains, which are a popular skiing destination and home to many scenic lakes and valleys as well as the highest point in Slovakia, the Gerlachovský štít at 2,655 m.
www.canadiancontent.net /profiles/Slovakia.html   (476 words)

  
 Chiropractic Goes to Slovakia
The Piestany health resort, situated on the peaceful Vah River in central Slovakia, was the sight of the 2nd Annual Congress of the Slovakian Assn. of Myoskeletal Medicine.
Both of Alfred's parents were natives of Slovakia, and Dr.
Editor's note: The particulars of this trip to Slovakia were provided by Craig Morris, DC, president of the Slovakian Chiropractic Association.
www.chiroweb.com /archives/13/03/09.html   (686 words)

  
 Flag of Slovakia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The flag of Slovakia was adopted on January 1 1992.
I'm giving this DVD 3 stars when anything that comes from Black Flag should have 5.
Beyond the Checkered Flag: Champions of Racing, Vol.
www.freeglossary.com /Flag_of_Slovakia   (155 words)

  
 A Chronicle of Scouting in Eastern Europe: Slovakia
A Chronicle of Scouting in Eastern Europe: Slovakia
With 4,510 Scout members (and 3,000 girls), Slovensky skauting is the largest youth organization in Slovakia.
Scouting in Slovakia started in 1913 in connection with Hungarian Scouting as Slovakia was, at the time, part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
www.pinetreeweb.com /rtn-slvk.htm   (330 words)

  
 Slovakia, Map and Flag
Slovakia was invited to join NATO and the EU in 2002.
Slovakia's economy exceeded expectations in 2001-03, despite the general European slowdown.
Unemployment, at an unacceptable 15% in 2003, remains the economy's Achilles heel.
www.greatestcities.com /Europe/Slovakia.html   (1147 words)

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