Flag of Slovenia

The flag of Slovenia was adopted on 27 June 1991. Since the coat of arms was only adopted on 20 July 1994, the present form has been set for the first time until 20 October 1994.

Description

The national flag is a tricolor in the pan-Slavist colors. As Russia's flag it consists of three equal horizontal stripes of white on top, blue in the middle and red on the bottom.

These Slovenia is his coat of arms in the upper leech which consists of a blue shield, which is outlined in red on the two lower sides. The shield shows two waves which symbolize the Adriatic Sea ( Jadransko morje ), the tricuspid summit of Triglav ( Slovenia 's highest mountain ) and the three golden colored stars from the arms of the Counts of Cilli (Celje ). Thus also the historic countryside of Slovenia symbolized by the coat of arms: Carniola, Lower Styria and the coastal region. Variously the coat of arms was criticized not appropriate design for its traditional heraldry.

Colors

History

The area of ​​present-day Slovenia was among several hundred years for a possession of the Habsburgs. The core area was the Krain, used as the national colors of red and blue. The coat of arms of Carniola was a blue eagle with red claws on silver base. The resulting white ( silver ), blue and red correspond to the pan-Slavic colors, and were first used in 1848, but not recognized by Austria - Hungary. Slovenia was created in 1918 as an administrative unit of Yugoslavia, or the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Slovenia adopted the tricolor, but only shortly after its use was banned again because they disagreed with the idea of ​​a unitary state under the king.

Between 1941 and 1945, Yugoslavia was occupied by the Axis powers. During this time, used Slovenian allies the tricolor with the arms of Carniola. As of January 18, 1947, the flag of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia a red star with a yellow border has been added as a sign of communism and socialism. This flag remained until 27 June 1991 use. At that time, Slovenia seceded from the first republic of the Yugoslav state and adopted a new flag.

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Proposals for a redesign

Since both flags and coats of arms, as well as the country's name from Slovenia and Slovakia are very similar, there are in Slovenia considerations to change all three.

Is currently being discussed to use a new national flag, the better is different from other flags in the pan-Slavic colors. A conducted by the government won a competition stripes flag, which in turn the Triglav motif is incorporated. About the introduction yet to decide the Parliament.

More flags of Slovenia

The trade and service flag at sea has a different aspect ratio than the national flag to the country. The Seekriegsflagge match the aspect ratio of the national flag with 1:2.

The naval jack of the Slovenian Navy differs in design strongly on the national flag. By 1996, they had a flag with the national coat of arms used on blue ground. To make the flag at sea more recognizable, one chose the colors of the coat of arms and used it on June 29, 1996 as the tricolor.

Even the president of Slovenia and the municipalities in the country have their own flags.

1:2? Gösch ( Bugflagge ) of the Slovenian Navy

Standard of the President of Slovenia

Standard of the Prime Minister

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