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Chernigiv County (Ukraine)

Chernihivs'ka Oblast'

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Чернівецька область - Чернігів

(2:3)
image by Pascal Gross, 18 November 2000

See also:

Districts (Rayon):

  • [1] Bachmach (Бахмач)
  • [2] Bobrovica (Бобровиця)
  • [3] Borzna (Борзна)
  • [4] Varva (Варва)
  • [5] Gorodna/Horodna (Городня)
  • [6] Ichnya (Ічня)
  • Ichnya (Ічня)
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  • [7] Kozelets' (Козелець)
  • [8] Kryukivka (Крюківка)
  • [9] Korop (Короп)
  • Korop (Короп)
  • [10] Kulikovka (Куликівка)
  • Vybli (Виблі)
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  • [11] Mena (Мена)
  • [12] Nizhin (Ніжин)
  • Losynivka (Лосинівка)
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  • [13] Novgorod-Siverskiy (Новгород-Сіверський)
  • [14] Nosovka (Носовка)
  • [15] Pryluky (Прилуки)
  • Pryluky (Прилуки)
  • [16] Ripky (Рiпки)
  • [17] Semenivka (Семенівка)
  • [18] Sosnytsa (Сосниця)
  • [19] Sribne (Срібне)
  • [20] Talalayivka (Талалаївка)
  • [21] Chernigiv/Chernihiv (Чернігів)
  • [22] Chernigiv/Chernihiv (City) (Чернігів)
  • [23] Shchors (Щорс)

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Overview

Soviet era name: C^ernigov
Antonio Martins, 10 July 1999

The flag was adopted July, 11, 2000 by 12th session of Regional Council Ratio 2:3. Width of the white stripe - 1/5 of flag-height. Symbolics: green stripes - two main parts of the region, white stripe - river Desna
Victor Lomantsov, 18 November 2000

Coat of Arms


image from the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:

The Coat of Arms of the region was adopted on 11 of July 2000 too. Double-headed eagle was an emblem of this land before union with Russia. The eschutcheon - sign of founder of Chernigov Principat, prince Mstislav (1024).
Victor Lomantsov, 18 November 2000