Flag of Murmansk Oblast

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Murmansk Oblast
Flag of Murmansk Oblast (large).svg
Proportion2:3
Adopted1 July 2004
Design2 unequal strips of blue on top and red on bottom, with an aurora in the middle of blue strip
Designed byP. Abarin [1]

The flag of Murmansk Oblast in Russia consists of two horizontal bands of blue and red, the blue being four times wider than the red. Within the blue is a stylized yellow aurora, which takes up two fifths of the width of the flag. [1] The aurora represents the fact that the Murmansk Oblast is north of the Arctic Circle. The blue represents beauty and greatness, and the red represents courage and strength. [2] The flag is the winner of a design contest [1] which was officially adopted on 1 July 2004. [3]

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Other flags

Administrative divisions

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Severomorsk, Murmansk.png 2001–PresentFlag of Severomorsk
Flag of Zaozersk (Murmansk oblast).png 2005–PresentFlag of Zaozyorsk
Flag of Zaozyorsk (1998).png 1998–2005
Flag of Vidyaevo (Murmansk oblast).svg 2006–PresentFlag of Vidyayevo
Flag of Apatity (Murmansk oblast).png 2013–PresentFlag of Apatity
Flag of Monchegorsk (Murmansk oblast).png 2004–PresentFlag of Monchegorsk
Flag of Olenegorsk.png 2016–PresentFlag of Olenegorsk
Flag of Kovdorsky rayon (Murmansk oblast).svg 2007–PresentFlag of Kovdorsky District
Flag of Kandalakshsky rayon (Murmansk oblast).svg 2013–PresentFlag of Kandalakshsky District
Flag of Pechengsky district.png 2018–PresentFlag of Pechengsky District
Flag of Tersky rayon (Murmansk oblast).png 2012–PresentFlag of Tersky District

Settlements

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Alakurtti (Murmansk oblast).png 2010–PresentFlag of Alakurtti
Flag of Kandalaksha (Murmansk oblast).png 2008–PresentFlag of Kandalaksha
Flag of Kola.png 2016–PresentFlag of Kola
Flag of Kola (2003).png 2003–2016
Flag of Polyarny (Murmansk oblast).png ?–PresentFlag of Polyarny
Flag of Teriberka (Murmansk oblast).png 2914–PresentFlag of Teriberka
Flag of Zelenoborsky (Murmansk oblast).png 2015–PresentFlag of Zelenoborsky
Flag of Zapolyarny (Murmansk oblast).png 2007–PresentFlag of Zapolyarny
[4] 2012–PresentFlag of Korzunovo
[5] 2016–PresentFlag of Zarechensk
Flag of Snezhnogorsk (Murmansk oblast).png 2003–PresentFlag of Snezhnogorsk

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Флаг Мурманской области | Геральдика.ру". geraldika.ru. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  2. ↑ "Символика". 2004-05-29. Archived from the original on 2004-05-29. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  3. ↑ About the coat of arms and the flag of the Murmansk region.
  4. ↑ Геральдика.ру. "Мурманская область - гербы и флаги | Геральдика.ру". geraldika.ru. Archived from the original on 2025-01-18. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  5. ↑ Геральдика.ру. "Флаг сельского поселения Зареченск | Геральдика.ру". geraldika.ru. Archived from the original on 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
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