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by Victor Lomantsov, 28 May 2003
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Flag of Lutugine (Lutugino) in Lugansk oblast, Ukraine.
Adopted 27 Sept. 2002.
Colours of the flag are Belgian because the city was built near
factory of Belgian action company in 1898.
Source: Ukrainian bulletin "Znak" No 28.
Victor Lomantsov, 28 May 2003
From the site of Ukrainian
Heraldry:
"It was confirmed by the decision of session of city council
at September, 27th, 2002. The square panel consists two vertical
strips - from a staff black with wavy white lines and red from
free edge. In the centre is a yellow gear strip with width 1/5 of
flag side. The gear's height and width make accordingly 1/10 and
1/20 of flag side."
Dov Gutterman, 8 June 2003
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from the site of Ukrainian
Heraldry
From the site of Ukrainian
Heraldry:
"It was confirmed by the decision of city council session at
September, 27th, 2002. The shield per pale by or gear pale on a
sable field with fillet wavy argent columns and a gules field.
The emblem adorned by argent decorative cartouche and crowned by
argent city crown. Below it are crosswised argent pick and
hammer, twisted by yellow-red-black tape with black inscription
"LYTYHYNE". The authors are O.A.Zhytnychenko and
A.V.Zakorets'kyi. Main areas of the industry of city are coal and
metallurgical. Therefore the shield divided on sable (coal) and
gules (fire). The city carries a name of the scientist-geologist
which carefully studied geology of territory. Therefore on a
sable background are argent wavy lines which symbolize geological
structure of district, rich on a deposit of coal, limestone, sand
and clay. The city is obliged by iron-works and rollers
manufacture. The gear column symbolizes a product of this
enterprise - rollers, and or colouring specifies high quality of
production. Besides the gear column associates with coal output
(the mine conveyor, a combine etc.) The Belgian contribution to
the industry of territory at 1898 (a payment of the Belgian
joint-stock company in construction of a factory) is displayed in
a colourful palette of the city arm: black-red-yellow are colors
of Belgium flag which more than hundred years ago counted
significant territory of Donbas as "the tenth province
". Due to this contribution of Donbas became advanced
industrial territory. A pick and hammer symbolize geological
researches and coal."
Dov Gutterman, 8 June 2003
From the site of Ukrainian
Heraldry:
"The history of city began since construction of blast
furnaces and specialized iron-works factories near Uspenka
village by the Belgian joint-stock company. Eighteen years
settlement were without a name. The further growth of settlement
depend on construction on its territory at 1914 Shmidtivka
station. At 1925 factory settlement and station was given a name
of oustanding scientist - geologist L.I.Lutugin."
Dov Gutterman, 8 June 2003
