czech republic flag

Like neighboring Poland, the country's historical colors are red and white. When Spring Peoples was born the idea of pan-Slavism, whose impact is to complete the initial two-color flag was that of the crown of Bohemia, with the blue. Many stories circulate about this - one speaks of the colors of Slovakia, the other adopting those of the flag of Russia itself tricolor.
 

With the declaration of independence of Czechoslovakia in October 1918, raises the issue of national symbols used to represent the new republic in the world and unify the two Slavic countries. A special commission is created under the guidance of university professor G. Friedrich in 1919 to propose, among other emblems, a new flag.

The solution finally chosen is the flag-color history of Bohemia with a blue corner who moves to the third flag. After modifications, the corner moves up to half of the flag. The Chamber of Deputies approved the final version March 30, 1920 is 18 hours 45.

At the disappearance of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic took over the flag of Czechoslovakia as a state crown. This decision was, however, against separation agreements between the
Czech and Slovak parties as negotiated by their respective political representatives . To keep a kind of historical integrity of the symbolism of colors, blue was interpreted as the color of Moravia, which had sometimes adopted as standard on the battlefield.

Name in other languages:
Български: Национално знаме на Чешката република
Dansk: Tjekkiets flag
Deutsch: Flagge der Tschechischen Republik
Ελληνικά: Σημαία της Τσεχίας
English: Flag of the Czech Republic
Español: Bandera de la República Checa
Eesti: Tšehhi Vabariigi lipp
Esperanto: Flago de Ĉeĥio
Suomi: Tšekin tasavallan lippu
Français : Drapeau de la République tchèque
Gaeilge: Bratach an tSeic
Magyar: Csehország zászlaja
Italiano: Bandiera della Repubblica Ceca
Latina: Vexillium Rei publicae Bohemicae
Latviešu: Čehijas Republikas karogs
Lietuvių: Čekijos vėliava
Malti: Bandiera tar-Repubblika Ċeka
Nederlands: Vlag van Tsjechië
Polski: Flaga Czech
Português: Bandeira da República Checa
Română: Drapelul Republicii Cehe
Русский: Флаг Чешской Республики
Slovenčina: Vlajka Českej republiky
Slovenščina: Državna zastava Češke.
Srpskohrvatski / Српскохрватски: Zastava Češke Republike
Svenska: Tjeckiens flagga
Українська: Прапор Чеської Республіки