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Jastrz�bie county (Poland)

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Jastrz�bie Zdr�j city flag

[Jastrz�bie Zdr�j city flag] by czlek ze wsi kr�l�w, 18 Jan 2002

I'm just "walking" through your flag web site. It is really interesting. I'd like to send you another: municipal flag of city of Jastrzebie Zdroj (county of the same name - this city is a county for itself only). Jastrz�bie Zdr�j is a town of 100 thousand inhabitants situated at the foot of the Beskidy Mountains, in the southern part of the Upper Silesian, near the border with Czech Republic. In 1859 while driving exploratory boreholes for coal, saline deposit has been found. In 1861 the first spring house was opened. The health resort experienced its full bloom and splendour, when dr Miko�aj Witczak was its owner. In those days set of a health resort enriched itself the next buildings and the spa quickly became one of the most exclusive resorts in Europe. Outbreak of World War Two stopped development of the health resort. After World War Two, buildings were restored and the health resort was set on foot again. In 1951 intensive geological searches brought about discovery the large seams of pit-coal. In the years 1962 to 1974 five coal mines were built. Jastrz�bie Zdr�j received city rights in 1963.
Source: this website.
czlek ze wsi kr�l�w, 18 Jan 2002


Jastrz�bie Zdr�j city flag with CoA

[Jastrz�bie Zdr�j city flag with CoA] by Jarig Bakker, 19 Jan 2002

I found a flag of Jastr�bie Zdr�j in "Godlo i Barwa Polski Samorzadowej", Katowice, 1998. I don't know whether that is a real flag or a proposal.
Jarig Bakker, 19 Jan 2002


Jastrz�bie Zdr�j city CoA

[Jastrz�bie Zdr�j city CoA] image sent by czlek ze wsi kr�l�w, 18 Jan 2002

The previous version was with a gold drop (nowadays white) and the hammers. The author of the arm is Szymon Kobylinski (still alive). The city was founded in 1963(?) year connecting some villages. The sign shows stylized hawk ("Jastrzebie" is a Polish word for "hawks" or "hawk's"), a drop symbolizes the history of the city. Jastrzebie area was (is, but not so important
nowadays) a spa. There was railway line straight to Vienna, Austria several tens of years ago. The drop used to be gold on the arm. The hammers say the Jastrzebie is a city of coal-mines. Also the colors. They come from history and coal-mining. The hawk is black due to a story about middle-ages prince Czarny Jastrzab (Black Hawk) and colors of coal-mining.
czlek ze wsi kr�l�w, 18 Jan 2002


KS Jastrz�bie flag

[KS Jastrz�bie flag] by czlek ze wsi kr�l�w, 18 Jan 2002

Flag of Jastrzebie's greatest sport club: KS Jastrzebie.
czlek ze wsi kr�l�w, 18 Jan 2002






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