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by Zeljko Heimer , 15 November 1997
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On of the places I was, is the city of Kecskemet ('cs' is read
like 'ch' in 'church', each 'e' is read just as you wouldn't even
try to pronounce). Kecskemet is the town in south-east Hungary,
and as in many Hungarian towns, the coats of arms are visible
wherever you look, especially in the old part of town. The
municipality building if full of CoA's alll around the facades
(and look very monumental, in similar style as the Hungarian
Parliament building, of couse, smaller). Above the main entrance
there was hoisted the flag of the city - RWR vertical triband
with CoA in the middle: Gules, on a cinquetuple mount Vert a goat
rampant proper. Crowned with St. Stephen's crown. The flag must
have been introduced after 1990 and downfall of communism (or at
least reintroduced), since the communist era CoA is also visible
on several places in the main square.
Zeljko Heimer, 15 November 1997
Res. No.24/1995. (X. 16.) of Kecskemet City, Hungary which
modified the original Res. No. 24/1991. (VIII. 29.) in Hungarian
at http://www.kecskemet.hu/onkorm/rendelet/ny95r24.html.
You can see the ceremonial CoA of the city
István Molnár, 7 March 2001
by István Molnár, 18 March 2001
The image at the top showing the CoA with five hills is WRONG.
There are only three hills as seen in the Coat of
Arms. The original is: triplicate hill relates to the
Hungarian CoA. Kecskemét is the one settlement which uses its
original CoA also in 1974-1989 with small modification as seen in
the 1974-1989 Flag.
Kecskemét's ceremonical flag - with the ceremonical CoA. and
gold fringes on the three edges.
A Brief History at http://www.kecskemet.hu/eng/befektet/5.html
The old seal and a baroque style CoA at http://www.kecskemet.hu/varos/tortenet.html
István Molnár, 18 March 2001
by Antonio Martins, 28 Febuary 2001
This flag appears at Dr. Széll Sándor: Városaink neve,
címere és lobogója (1941) as "Kecskemét,
Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun Co.".
István Molnár, 20 October 2000
The same flag (but with the CoA) is the currunt flag of the
city.
Dov Gutterman, 21 October 2000
Red, white and red vertical triband.
Antonio Martins, 28 Febuary 2001
by István Molnár
Source: A magyar városok címerei (CoAs of the Hungarian cities and towns); 1975
Here is the CoA of the city as sent by the Clerk of Kecskemét
City. You can see the ceremonical CoA on the pages of Kecskemét:
www.kecskemet.hu
István Molnár, 26 April 2001
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