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Kněžice (Czechia)

Jihlava okres, Vysocina region

image located by Kryštof Huk, 8 January 2019
granted 3 May 2018

Kněžice flag
Kněžice Coat of Arms
Development of the symbols

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Kněžice flag

Flag and arms were granted 3rd May 2018

Description of flag: List tvoří bílý žerďový pruh široký třetinu délky listu a modré pole. V pruhu tři kosmé černé pruhy vycházející z první, třetí a páté šestiny žerďového okraje do druhé, čtvrté a šesté šestiny vlajícího okraje pruhu. V poli žlutá svatojakubská mušle. Poměr šířky k délce listu je 2 : 3.

Which translates to: The field is formed by a white hoist stripe one third of the field's length and a blue fly field. In the stripe are three diagonal (top left to bottom right) stripes, emerging from the first, third and fifth sixth of the hoist and terminating in the second, fourth and sixth sixth of the fly side of the stripe. In the blue filed a yellow St. Jacob clam (scallop). The ratio of the field's width to its length is 2 : 3.
Kryštof Huk, 8 January 2019

Kněžice Coat of Arms

image located by Kryštof Huk, 8 January 2019

The Czech blazon of the arms is as follows: Stříbrno-modře polcený štít, vpravo tři kosmá černá břevna. Přes vše zlatá svatojakubská mušle provázená vlevo nahoře vztyčeným zlatým lipovým listem.

The shell is the attribute of St. Jacob, patron of the local church, allegedly connected to the oldest settlement in the municipality. The blue symbolises the river Brtnice and Kněžický fish pond on the territory of the municipality. The town also has a series of former fish ponds, defunct today, also represented by the blue colour. The linden leaf references the linden lined road through the town. In the alternate designs where four are present, it also represents the four former settlements which form today’s Kněžice – Brodce, Rychlov, Víska and Kněžice. Finally, the three black lines on silver come from the coat of arms of the Hrutovici family, of which the first recorded owner of the town, Dětřich of Kněžice, was a member.

Source for the description of the adopted arms and flag:
https://rekos.psp.cz/detail-symbolu/id/597d96d5-6993-4a41-af4e-8c686803b52b
Other sources:
http://www.knezice.com/assets/File.ashx?id_org=6700&id_dokumenty=16846
http://www.knezice.com/assets/File.ashx?id_org=6700&id_dokumenty=17049

Image source, images adapted by me:
http://www.knezice.com/tvorba-znaku-a-praporu/d-16815

Kryštof Huk, 8 January 2019

Development of the symbols

The strategic development plan of Kněžice from 2012 already mentioned the lack of a flag and coat of arms. The original request to design municipal symbols was raised by the citizens with the municipal council. The arms and flag were designed by Jan Severa in 2016. The town was unable to come up with their own ideas regarding the symbols so a brainstorming session with the heraldist was held. Ten options were created of which the municipal council chose three (I, V and VIII) for a public vote. The vote happened on the 21st April 2017 and citizens were asked to throw their ballot into a box corresponding to their favourite design. Of the 66 votes cast (14% of the municipality's population), the victorious design received 48 votes.

The two alternate coat of arms designs had the following Czech descriptions:

images located by Kryštof Huk, 8 January 2019

Design I: Na středu modro stříbrného děleného štítu zlatá lastura. V hlavě štítu čtvero zlatých lipových listů vedle sebe, ve stříbrném poli tři černé šikmé pruhy.

images located by Kryštof Huk, 8 January 2019

Design V: Na modrém štítu stříbrná lastura provázená čtyřmi zlatými lipovými listy v půlkruhu při okraji štítu. V stříbrné hlavě štítu tři černé šikmé pruhy.

I have found no information on the remaining 7 designs, this would require contacting the municipality.
Kryštof Huk, 8 January 2019