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Bochnia county (Poland)

Powiat Bocheński, Malopolskie vojvodship

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[Bochnia county flag] image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 12 Oct 2008
adopted 19 Sep 2000 Other Bochnia county pages: See also:

Bochnia county

Bochnia county (Powiat bocheński) consists of the communes (gminy) Bochnia city, Bochnia commune, Drwinia, Łapanów, Lipnica Murowana, Nowy Wiśnicz, Rzezawa, Trzciana, Żegocina.
Bochnia County, Małopolskie Voivodship.
Arms and flag were adopted on September 19, 2000 (resolution # XVI/128/2000) and confirmed by the addendum of June 26, 2008.
"Arms: shield divided into four fields.
Right upper field contains thee golden mining tools: a hammer in the middle and hoe and pickaxe on its sides. All on a light-blue background.
The second, left field, shows a crowned white eagle (Jagiellonian) - a Coat of Arms of Malopolskie Voivodship, on red background.
Third, lower right field shows another white eagle (Piast - Casimir the Great) on red background.
Fourth field features on light-blue background nine stones of gold color."
The proofs of the Arms and the flag can be downloaded from this webpage.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 12 Oct 2008

Bochnia county Coat of Arms

[Bochnia county Coat of Arms] image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 12 Oct 2008
adopted 19 Sep 2000