The current flag of Český Krumlov, Czech Republic, was formally given to the town by president Václav Klaus on June 14, 2001. . Český Krumlov ( listen) is a small city in the South Bohemia region of the Czech Republic, best known for the fine architecture and art of the historic old town and Krumlov Castle. ... Václav Klaus (born 19 June 1941) is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The town's previous flag had been green and white, but it was not heraldically correct. The new flag displays the five-petalled rose, an emblem of the powerful Eggenberg family who were important in Krumlov's history. The flag consists of blue, white and blue stripes in the proportion 1:4:1, with a five-petalled red rose in the centre. The flag's shape is 2:3. The rose is recommended to be half to two-thirds of the flag's width. Heraldry is the science and art of describing coats-of-arms, also referred to as achievements or armorial bearings. ...
External links
Information on the flag from Krumlov's official website (http://www.ckrumlov.cz/uk/mesto/soucas/i_vlmeck.htm)
Krumlov Castle is unusually large and fine for a town of Krumlov's size; within the Czech Republic it is second only to the castle complex of Prague.
Ten kilometers from Český Krumlov is one of Bohemia's oldest monasteries called Zlatá Koruna (The Golden Crown), and about 30km from Krumlov is the Hluboká Castle, established in the 12th century and later remodelled according to the English Windsor Castle.
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