Flag of Upper Silesia

The flag of Upper Silesia is a bicolor of gold and blue.[1]

Silesian flag as used by Silesians
Flag of Upper Silesia

The national flag consists of two horizontal stripes. The colors of the flag refer to the coat of arms of Upper Silesia, which means that according to the rules of heraldry the color gold of the eagle is at the top and the background color blue is at the bottom.

An identical flag was also used as the flag of the Opole Voivodeship until 2006.[2] Silesian Voivodeship also uses gold and blue. The government flag of the Silesian Voivodeship is a banner of arms with an eagle in a blue field.[3]

Similar flags that also contain the colors gold and blue are the flags of the cities of Opole and Katowice.[4][5] The national colors were used together with the coat of arms of the Upper Silesia Province.[6]

It is a popular symbol of the Movement for Silesian Autonomy.[7][8][9]

  • Hanging flag of Upper Silesia
  • 6th March for Autonomy in Silesia
  • 5th March for Autonomy in Silesia

See also
  • Flag of Czech Silesia

References
  1. "Oberschlesien - Flagge in Lexikon und Shop". flaggenlexikon.de. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  2. "Opole voivodship (Poland)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  3. "Silesian voivodship (Poland)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  4. "Opole city (Poland)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  5. "Symbols". www.katowice.eu. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  6. "Subnational Flags 1919-1935 (Prussia, Germany)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  7. Pidd, Helen (2011-04-08). "Upper Silesia flags up its call for autonomy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  8. "Herb i flaga Górnego Śląska". wachtyrz.eu. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  9. RAŚ (2019-07-15). "Dzień Flagi Śląskiej 2019 - podsumowanie". Ruch Autonomii Śląska (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-02-17.
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