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Ustka town (Poland)

Słupsk county, Pomorskie voivodship

image by Jarig Bakker, 28 Jan 2008

Ustka town flag
Ustka town Coat of Arms

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Ustka town flag

Jens Pattke just sent me the links to the flags of Ustka, Slupsk county, Pomorskie wojwodship.
The city (urban commune) of Ustka adopted a new Coat of Arms on 1 June 2006, see here.
There is a flagphoto at this webpage.
Flagdescription: 5 stripes of yellow, blue, white, blue, yellow proportioned 1:1:4:1:1; at 1/3 flaglength the communal arms.
Coat of Arms: azure in chief a threemaster argent, in base a mermaid of natural colors holding a fish argent. Old German name: Stolpmünde.
Jarig Bakker, 28 Jan 2008

Ustka town Coat of Arms

image by Jarig Bakker, 28 Jan 2008

City Wants Bigger Bust for Mermaid

WARSAW (Reuters) - The mermaid patron of a Polish coastal town faces plastic surgery after councilors decided her breasts were too small and hips too wide, a city official said Monday.

The mermaid's looks became a hot topic during talks in the city hall on a promotion campaign for Ustka, a small port on the Baltic coast, in which the town's mermaid shield was supposed to play a key role.

"There was a discussion about the coat of arms and one female councilor said jokingly that the mermaid's breasts were too small and that she was a bit fat," city hall spokesman told Reuters.

The joke became a serious idea when local and national media got wind of the debate, giving sleepy Ustka plenty of coverage.

"We are now considering altering the mermaid slightly by making her breasts bigger and making her leaner," the spokesman said. "She will become more attractive and Ustka will gain publicity."

The soon-to-be revamped mermaid can be seen on the town's web page; http://www.ustka.pl/ustka.html?section=40.