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![[Starachowice county flag]](../images/p/pl-sw-st.gif)
by Jens Pattke, 17 Nov 2002
Although there is no picture there, this
site has a description of the county's flag.
" The Flag of Starachowice County is a tautological mirror of its CoA
- three gold crowns, tilted backward, placed 2:1 and a double-armed cross
with a shorter upper arm, all on the light blue piece of cloth. The flag's
ratio is 5:8."
The CoA contains the elements from the Krakow Archbishopric's
CoA (three crowns) to which Starachowice belongs.
These symbols date back to the XIII th Century.
The double-armed cross represents the Swietokrzyskie Voivodship.
This cross is of the model of the "Jerusalem Cross" related to the
cult of the Holy Cross Wood originated several hundreds years earlier in
Caravaca, Murcia, Spain.
To Poland the cult of the Holy Cross Wood was brought from Hungary
in 1270.
The blue color symbolizes fidelity, humility and sacrifice.
The gold color stands for wisdom, respect, achievement and perfection.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 16 Nov 2002
![[Starachowice county CoA]](../images/p/pl-sw)st.jpg)
image from this
website, located by Jarig Bakker, 20 Aug 2002
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