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Ełk town (Poland)
Ełk county, Warmińsko-Mazurskie voivodship
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image by Jarig Bakker, 4 Sep 2008
adopted 3 May 2008
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Ełk city flag
Ełk city is the seat of Ełk county in Warminsko-Mazurskie vojvodship (north-east
Poland). Its flag is presented at the city
website , adopted 3 May 2008.
Flagdescription: two equal horizontal stripes of blue and green.
Ceremonial flag: idem with the city arms in center.
Arms: azure a stag saliant horned, tongued and hooved gules, surmounting
two trees or; in chief dexter a mitre gules garnished or surmounting two croziers
in saltire.
Old German name: Lyck. A Polish elk is a "łos", so the arms
don't seem to be canting, although the elk seems to be an important Ełkian
factotum.
Jarig Bakker, 4 Sep 2008
Although Jarig correctly translated the name of the animal into "moose"
(łos), the name "Ełk" is commonly used in Poland to describe
any large deer, in this case the Red Deer (Jelen Szlachetny), which
appeared first time in the city's arms around 1513.
In 1999, following the visit of John Paul II and the elevation of the
city of Ełk to the status of Bisphoric, the mitre and croziers were added
to the Coat of Arms and the color of the trees changed to gold (yellow).
Chrystian Kretowicz, 5 Sep 2008
Ełk city plain flag
image by Jarig Bakker, 4 Sep 2008
adopted 3 May 2008
Ełk city Coat of Arms
image by Jarig Bakker, 4 Sep 2008
adopted 3 May 2008