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Tomislav Šipek, 14 January 2020
Stavropol City, capital of Stavropol Territory
It is a 1:2 white flag with a very wide yellow cross on it -- apparent specs
in the image appended to the law are (1+1+1):(2+1+4), though this is not in
the law text.
The center of the cross (a square with 1/3 of the hoist to the side) is white
and filled with a light orange stylized depiction of the local fortress:
squat tower with five "cogs" on its top, one central doorway, open, and two
slit windows on each side, all ending in round arches. Filling the upper
hoist area, a 1:2 representation of the Russian federal flag (which was
indeed 1:2 in 1991-1993, see ru_1991.html).
Both the cross and the fortress are said in the law text to be golden
(золотой), but the image
appended to the law shows two very distinctly different shades.
The basic design is not unlike to flag of the territory itself, which was
adopted on 1997.05.15 and thus may have been influenced by the city flag.
Its meaning, according to the law text come from the Greek root for the city
name (σταυρός + πόλη
= cross + city), golden (ripe grain fields) standing for wealth and
fertility, white for peace; the fortress is taken from the historical coat
of arms and symbolizes the link with the past, and the Russian flag
indicates that the city is part of Russia.
This later detail may be amiss with recent legislation which has already
forced changes in the flag of Khakassia, among others (?), see
ru-.html#prohib
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 May 2006
Sources of images:
http://www.dumast.ru/news/9492/
http://www.stapravda.ru/20170907/5_tysyach_stavropoltsev_uzhe_posetili_novyy_muzey_rossiya__moya__112377.html
http://www.stapravda.ru/20081018/Vengry_hotyat_v_Stavropol_33673.html
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/russi-ra-italy-august-3-parade-214256173
http://www.kgmu.kz/en/news/view/2895
Tomislav Šipek, 14 January 2020
image by
Tomislav Šipek, 14 January 2020
image by
Tomislav Šipek, 14 January 2020
image by Vanja Poposki posted in I Love Flags, 10 May 2006
Viktor Lomantsov: I`m not sure it is official flag... May be some decorative
flag for demonstration of communists?
Daniel Rødulv: No, it's really, REALLY official flag of Leninskiy rayon, City
of Stavropol', Stavropol'skiy kray...
http://rudocs.exdat.com/docs/index-469756.html
Флаг Ленинского района Географическое
положение Ленинского района города
Ставрополя, территория, зем
rudocs.exdat.com
Vanja Poposki: The official site says it is a flag. Click on the link "Pasport
Leninskogo Rayona" on the bottom of this page:
http://stavropol.stavkray.ru/districts/lenin
Daniel Rødulv: With URL
http://stavropol.stavkray.ru/districts/lenin/info/password12.doc have we the
same document.