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Tarnowiec commune (Poland)

Jasło county, Podkarpackie vojvodship

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[Tarnowiec flag] image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 24 Oct 2008
adopted 29 Jan 2007 See also:

Tarnowiec commune flag

Tarnowiec - rural commune, Jasło County, Podkarpackie Voivodship.
Gmina Tarnowiec is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Jasło County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Tarnowiec, which lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Jasło and 44 km (27 mi) south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów.
The gmina covers an area of 63.1 square kilometres (24.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,130.

Arms and flag adopted on January 29, 2007.
"Arms: on the red shield two crossed branches of blackthorn ("tarnina" in Polish, hence the name of the commune) in natural colors and, between the branches, COA of Polish nobility "Mądrostki" to which the early owners of the area belonged.

Flag: a rectangle in the ratio 5:8 composed of three uneven horizontal bands: blue (top), white (middle) and green (bottom).
The Arms of Tarnowiec are displayed on the middle, wide, white band."
Chrystian Kretowicz, 24 Oct 2008

Tarnowiec banner

[Tarnowiec banner] image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 24 Oct 2008
adopted 29 Jan 2007

Tarnowiec Coat of Arms

[Tarnowiec coat of arms] image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 24 Oct 2008
adopted 29 Jan 2007