History of the flag of the Czech Republic begins long before the founding of the modern state in 1993, when it was adopted a decree on the division of the country into two.
Czech Republic flag and its original purpose
no secret that the current flag of the Republic was borrowed from the state, which had existed since 1918 and was called Czechoslovakia.Initially, a combination of white and red flag was a Czech.Photos modern version can be seen from above.But what came to him?While new states were formed throughout Europe, and therefore the official symbols often coincide.A similar incident happened and the Czechs: Their flag was an exact replica of the Polish, and therefore it was necessary to come up with something.
solution was found quite trivial: canvas diluted blue triangle, crashed into a white-red stripes on the left.This geometric figure symbolized the unity of the Slovak people with the Czechs, the key colors that are just the red and white.This model was used in 1920, but in 1939 the Czech Republic was attacked by Hitler.The flag was replaced with the version of the Nazis, and had to forget about it for a few years, until 1945.
symbolism of the Nazi Germany
of former national flag of Czechoslovakia had to forget, because the state was divided into two parts in 1939 as Slovakia decided to join the Axis.She received her own symbols, but the Czechs had to settle for the German imagination of designers.As a result, the Czech flag was replaced with a painting, called "flag of Bohemia and Moravia."This tricolor was composed of the same color as the Czechoslovak, but in a different order: white, red, blue (top to bottom).Thus, the state lost in this terrible period, not only its flag and even its name and independence.
modern interpretation of color combinations
Soviet era has not brought any changes in the value of the Czech tricolor.However, the revolutionary period of the early nineties forced many new states to reflect on the state symbols.Among them was the Czech Republic.The flag of the former Republic decided to leave, but to reshape the color values.Initially, red-white flag painting was Bohemia, which is its largest region.Thus, it was necessary to consider the second important region - Moravia, who introduced the blue triangle that previously designated the Slovak Republic.
Although the official flag of the Czech Republic was approved only in late 1992, it has a rich history, which included even a period of neglect from 1939 to 1945.Nevertheless, the symbolism was able to preserve and convey to the present, only slightly change the value of the tricolor.
