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3:5 image by Jens Pattke, 25 Apr 2009
adopted 28 Jan 2009; design: Jörg Mantzsch
The district comprises the south-eastern part of Lusatia, including part of the Lausitzer Bergland. The Lusatian Neisse forms its eastern border, the Spree flows through the western part of the district.
The county of Görlitz adopted news symbols on January, 28 2009.
The official approval was granted on April,21 2009.
The flag is horizontally divided yellow-blue (1:1) with the CoA of
the county of Görlitz in the center of cloth.
The inofficial description (translated by Klaus-Michael Schneider):
The shield has a golden base masoned black and limited by a crenelly line.
The base is superimposed by a bunch of three green linden leaves. The upper
part is divided per pale. The dexter side shows in a blue field a golden(=yellow)
shield containing a black eagle, red armed and tongued with a lying silver(=white)crescent,
which is topped by a silver Greek cross upon its breast.
The sinister shows in a red field a silver(=white) rampant double-queued
lion, armed, tongued and crowned golden..
Meaning: The county's territory belongs to Upper Lusatia, which is why
the wall has been displayed. The wall is from the arms of Upper Lusatia,
derived from the city-arms of Bautzen.
The lindenbranch on the wall represents the Sorbian population of the
county.
The division in blue and red symbolizes the the connection between
the Upper Lusation wall and the Bohemian lion. The Bohemian lion represents
the long relationship with the Kingdom of Bohemia. The Lower Silesian eagle
stands for the cultural identification of part of the inhabitants with
Silesia.
Jörg Mantzsch from Magdeburg designed flag and CoA of the county of
Görlitz.
Sources (in German): County
website.
The city of Görlitz has its own flag.
Jens Pattke, 25 Apr 2009