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Žiar nad Hronom city, Slovakia

Žiar nad Hronom okres, Banská Bystrica region

image by Jarig Bakker, 25 Jan 2001, based on description by Aleš Křižan, 20 Jan 2001

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Žiar nad Hronom flag

Žiar nad Hronom: quaterly blue and yellow, while the vertical line is in 1/3 of the flags length (like Čadca).
Aleš Křižan, 20 Jan 2001

Žiar nad Hronom is in central Slovakia, 30 km southwest of Banská Bystrica. There is a 16th century castle, rebuilt in the 18th century.
Jarig Bakker

Žiar nad Hronom (Hungarian: Garamszentkereszt, German: Heiligenkreuz) has 21 156 inh (1990 census). The city was in Bars (in Slovakian Tekov) County of Hungary till 1918/1920 (Czechoslovakian Occupation).
István Molnár, 12 Jun 2000

Žiar nad Hronom 1991 flag

submitted through Rob Raeside, 9 Aug 1999

Žiar nad Hronom 1970 flag

by Jan Kravčík, 15 June 2000

This is the flag from 1970 with the socialist coat of arms depicting the silhouette of the aluminium factory.
Jan Kravčík, 15 June 2000

Žiar nad Hronom new Coat of Arms

from this website.

The new canting Coat of Arms with cross between rays and with water in the base. Historical name Svätý Kríz nad Hronom ("the Holy Cross upon the Hron"). The modern name Žiar means "shine".
Aleš Křižan, 20 Jan 2001

Žiar nad Hronom Coat of Arms

from http://www.tatrahome.sk/revue/erby/ . (!Link does not work any more!)