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![[Flag of Bled]](../images/s/si-003.gif)
by Zeljko Heimer
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Bled is a municipality located in north-west of Slovenia, mostly known for the beautiful lake in alpine mountains and also a well known recreational resort. The municipality of Bled was created by separation from the community of Radovljica in 1996.
Zeljko Heimer, 17 June 2002
The flag and coat of arms are Bled are prescribed in the amended municipal statutes Spremeba in dopolnitev statuta Obcine Bled, adopted on 1 March 2000 and published in the official Slovene gazette Uradni list Republike Slovenije nr. 19/2000, and in the decision Odlok o spremembah in doplonitvah odloka o obliki in nacinu uporabe simbolov in pecata Obcine Bled, also adopted on 1 March 2000 and published in the official Slovene gazette Uradni list Republike Slovenije nr. 24/2000.
The flag is rectangular in ratio 1:2, vertically divided blue-white-blue with the municipal coat of arms in the middle. The width of the coat of arms is 0.55 of the hoist.
Zeljko Heimer, 17 June 2002
![[Coat of arms of Bled]](../images/s/si)003.gif)
by Zeljko Heimer
The coat of arms is a semi-circular shield containing a typical Bled landscape: above the lake the Bled Island with the church of Mary's Ascension with the belfry of Wishes, on the sinister on a high cliff the citadel.
Zeljko Heimer, 17 June 2002
![[Vertical flag of Bled]](../images/s/si-003v.gif)
by Zeljko Heimer
The aforementioned decision prescribes thatwhen the flag is hoisted vertically, the coat of arms shall retain its relative position in the flag.
Zeljko Heimer, 17 June 2002
![[Former flag of Bled]](../images/s/si-003o.gif)
by Zeljko Heimer
The former flag and coat of arms of Bled were prescribed by
decision Odlok o obliki in nacinu uporabe simbolov in pecata
Obcine Bled, adopted on 11 April 1996 and published in the
official Slovene gazette Uradni list Republike Slovenije nr.
26, 17 May1996, pp. 2124-5. The municipal statutes Statut Obcine
Bled, adopted on 31 March 1999 and published in the official
Slovene gazette Uradni list Republike Slovenije nr. 33,
confirmed these symbols.
With the adoption of these symbols, the previous decisions on the use
of the symbols of the community of Radovljica were abolished on the
territory of the community of Bled.
The flag is lozengy green and white, ratio 1:2. Lozenges are arranged in such way that there are four green half-lozenges along hoist and four white along top and bottom, so that there are 12 full green and 12 full white lozenges. Green shade is determined by CMYK C100% - Y70% - K40%, and Pantone 335U.
There is no image accompanying the text, so the image of the flag shown above is a reconstruction based on the description in the decision.
Zeljko Heimer, 19 September 1999
![[Former coat of arms]](../images/s/si)003o.gif)
by Zeljko Heimer
The coat of arms is a modern symbol in shield shape, consisting of
a circular design with wavy shapes in base and silhouette of a
church. The symbol represents an island in the middle of Bled
lake.
As I already mentioned, there are no images in the official gazette,
so I used image from the official
site of the community of Bled, as base for my drawing.
Unfortunately, the image there is black and white, and the text is
not quite clear about colouring of the elements (it says
approximately "in lower part of the symbol there is water coloured
blue, upper part is green with roof in red".) The shield is bordered
with a thin black line.
Zeljko Heimer, 19 September 1999