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Berdychiv District (Zhytomir, Ukraine)

Berdychivs'kyi rayon

Last modified: 2011-03-19 by andrew weeks
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Бердичівський район


image by Ivan Sache, 30 October 2009



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The Flag

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"Rectangular panel with a ratio of the parties 2:3, divided on two vertical strips - red from staff and free green."
Dov Gutterman, 24 July 2009

The image shows the flag with swapped colours.
Ivan Sache, 30 October 2009

Correct is green-red flag. The description at the site of Ukrainian Heraldry is wrong.
Andriy Grechylo, 30 October 2009


Wrong Reported Flag


image by Ivan Sache, 30 October 2009


Coat of Arms


image from the site of Ukrainian Heraldry

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"Per pale by vert and gules. Axes in saltire or; between them are four cones of hop argent. The board is framed by a wreath from branches of an oak vert, wheaten cones or and three clusters of the viburnum gules, intertwined by the blue-yellow tape, and crowned by territorial crown or.
Vert personifies natural resources, gules underlines a region accessory to the Kyiv and Volyn' (in ancient times) which arms had a gules field.
According to the legends, the word "Berdychiv" is connected with the weapon. Wide long axe ("berdysh") has an edge in the form of a half moon on a long stick. Two such axes in a board display history of settling and defence against aggressors, and also specify the regional centre in which arms is axe. Hop cones personify diligence of inhabitants.
"The symbols of Zhytomyrs'ka oblast' councils". Zhytomyr, 2008."
Dov Gutterman, 24 July 2009