The current flag of Bohemia, a region in the Czech Republic, is identical to the flag that was used for the whole of Czechoslovakia from October 28, 1918 until February 29, 1920, when a blue triangle was added to the hoist to make the nation's flag more distinct from the flag of Poland. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Bohemia Historical map of Bohemia Bohemia is also a place in the State of New York in the United States of America: see Bohemia, New York. ... National motto: Truth prevails (Czech: Pravda vítězí) Official language Czech Capital Praha (Prague) President Václav Klaus Prime Minister Jiří Paroubek Area - Total - % water Ranked 114th 78,866 km² 2% Population - Total (2003) - Density Ranked 76th 10. ... Czechoslovakia (Czech: Československo, Slovak: Česko-Slovensko/before 1990 Československo) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... The Civil Flag of Poland has been used since the early 20th century. ...
The flag is practically never seen and almost unknown in Czech Republic.
Bohemia (Czech: Čechy; German: Böhmen, Russian: Bogemiya) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic.
Bohemia's borders are marked with mountain ranges such as the Šumava, the Ore Mountains or Giant Mountains as part of the Sudeten mountains.
With Bohemia's conversion to Christianity in the 9th century, close relations were forged with the East Frankish kingdom, then part of the so-called Carolingian empire, later the nucleus of the Holy Roman Empire of which Bohemia was an autonomous part from the 10th century.
The flag contains red and white colors derived from the ancient Czech coat of arms (silver lion on the red field); because the flag was almost identical with Polish and had the same colors as Austrian flag, a blue wedge was added (1920).
The author of the flag is somewhat disputed but most vexillologists agree on Jaroslav Kursa (1875 – 1950), an archivist of the Department of Home Affairs, as the original author of the present flag appearance.
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