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Helvécia is a large village in Kecskemét district of Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.
Before the conquest, Sarmatians lived here. Based on nearby excavations, this may have been the center of the Avar empire.
The settlements that previously stood in the area were destroyed during the Turkish rule and the region remained uninhabited for a long time.
The settlement was founded in March 1892 thanks to Ede Wéber, a Swiss teacher, and was named Helvecia in his will (Helvetia is the Latin name for Switzerland).
There are 187 settlements named Helvecia (Helvetia) in the world.
Helvécia became an independent municipality in 1952, becoming independent from Kecskemét.
Zoltan Horvath, 04 February 2025
The flag of the settlement consists of two horizontal stripes of red over white. The color shade of red is defined by Local Government Decree as Pantone 193C.
The coat of arms is placed in the center of the flag. The flag ratio is 1:2.
The flag was adopted by Local Government Decree 11/1997. (IX. 1.) issued on 01 November 1997.
https://helvecia.hu/newpage/index.php
Image of flag:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=933435275488743&set=pcb.933439438821660
Zoltan Horvath, 04 February 2025
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image by Zoltan Horvath, 04 February 2025
The vertical flag is similar, all elements are rotated 90 decrees, but coat of arms is placed at one-third of length from the hoist.
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image by Zoltan Horvath, 04 February 2025
The coat of arms is a shield divided into white and red (Pantone 193C), with a long-stemmed, curly grape bunch and grape leaf alternating red and white.
The stems cross each other in an arched manner, twice, symmetrically from the division.
The coat of arms was adopted by the same Local Government Decree.
Image of coat of arms:
https://helvecia.hu/newpage/ (website of settlement)
Zoltan Horvath, 04 February 2025