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Magyargencs is a village in Veszprém County (till 1950 in Vas County) in Hungary near to Town of Pápa (23 km to north-west) on the
Little Hungarian Plains. The village has 719 inhabitants (1990
census), all of them Hungarians. The first mention of the village
is from 1268. The village was in Vas County to 1950. The flag is
going to be adopted on 20 August 2000. On the flag there is the
coat of Arms. The flag is white with red and green wavy lines and
a gold fringe. Ratio of the flag is 2:3 and ratio of the
"labarum" is 5:2.
István Molnár, 27 July 2000
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image by István Molnár, 27 July 2000
Symbolism of the Coat of Arms: The five stars in the red field
relate to the five historically noble family of the village. The
gold laurel wreath with the silver sword, which was symbol on the
cap of the Hungarian soldiers in 1848-49 (war of independence),
relates to the celebrity of the village, Miklo's Hertelendy
colonel of the Hungarian Army in 1848. The wavy silver stripe
relates to the Cinca Brook, and the three gold wheat-stalk
relates to the agriculture. Under the shield is the name of the
village.
István Molnár, 27 July 2000