The national flag of Slovenia (Slovene: zastava Slovenije) features three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, with the coat of arms of Slovenia located in the upper hoist side of the flag centered in the white and blue bands. The coat of arms is a shield with the image of Mount Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center; beneath it are two wavy blue lines representing the Adriatic Sea and local rivers, and above it are three six-pointed golden stars arranged in an inverted triangle which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries.[2]
The civil and state ensign for ships has the same design as the national flag, but a different shape (2:3 instead of 1:2). Boats up to 24 metres (79 ft) use the national flag as an ensign.[5] The naval jack uses colors of the coat of arms, a white, blue, and yellow horizontal tricolor.[6]
1:2 Flag of the Slovene nation, first flown during the spring of nations of 1848.
The white-blue-red Slovene flag was first raised on 7 April 1848, on a building between Congress Square and Prešeren Square in Ljubljana, by a group of nationally minded students led by the prominent liberal nationalist activist and poet Lovro Toman. Despite opposition from the local ethnic Germans it was subsequently recognized by the Austrian Government as the official flag of Carniola. This formal recognition, albeit on a regional level, was an exception to the policy of the Austrian Government which tended to persecute national symbols of the non-German nationalities in the Empire.
In addition, Austrian authorities saw all tricolors as basically nationalist and potentially revolutionary symbols, so Austrian provinces (as the Empire itself) were only allowed to use bicolors (the only exception being the flag of the Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia, since it was interpreted to be a combination of the Croatian and Slavonian bicolors). So the official recognition of the Carniolan white-blue-red tricolor instead of the traditional white-blue bicolor was seen as a major achievement by the Slovenes and it quickly became the symbol representing the idea of United Slovenia. In the second half of the 19th century, the Slovene national tricolor became the only truly all-Slovene symbol, representing all Slovenes, regardless of the historical region in which they lived.
The tricolor flag continued to be associated with Slovenia during the country's incorporation into Yugoslavia, although officially the whole kingdom including Slovenia had the same flag, in this case, the blue-white-red. In the interwar period, it was also used by the Slovenes of the Julian March that were annexed to Italy, where it was prohibited and persecuted by the fascist regime.
Following Slovene independence from Yugoslavia, the red star was removed and the new coat of arms, designed by Marko Pogačnik, was added. The flag was officially adopted on 27 June 1991, following a long and controversial dispute about the coat of arms of the new Republic.
A horizontal tricolor of white, blue, and red, with the Slovenian Army emblem in the center. Surrounding it in gold (in Slovenian) reads "Republic of Slovenia; Slovene Army".
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^Celebration of the Slovene Tricolor (In Slovene: "Praznik slovenske trobojnice"), MMC RTV Slovenia, 7. april 2013
^"Slovenia: Civil and state ensigns". Crwflags.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
^"Uradni list - Vsebina Uradnega lista". Uradni-list.si. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
^"Article 42 Paragraph 3 of the Rules on the Registration and Marking of Vehicles, Aircraft and Vessels of Ministry of Defence". The Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 67/1995, 23. 11. 1995.
^"Article 1 of the Rules amending Rules on the Registration and Marking of Vehicles, Aircraft and Vessels of the Ministry of Defence". The Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 34/1996, 29. 6. 1996. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
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The national flag of Slovenia Slovene zastava Slovenije features three equal horizontal bands of white top blue and red with the coat of arms of Slovenia located in the upper hoist side of the flag centered in the white and blue bands The coat of arms is a shield with the image of Mount Triglav Slovenia s highest peak in white against a blue background at the center beneath it are two wavy blue lines representing the Adriatic Sea and local rivers and above it are three six pointed golden stars arranged in an inverted triangle which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries 2 Flag of the Republic of SloveniaUseNational flag and naval ensignProportion1 2Adopted25 June 1991 31 years ago 1991 06 25 1 DesignA horizontal tricolor of white blue and red charged with the coat of arms at the hoist sideTram in Vienna decorated with Slovene flag Slovenia soldiers parading with flag The flag s colors are considered to be Pan Slavic but they actually come from the medieval coat of arms of the Duchy of Carniola consisting of 3 stars a mountain and three colors red blue yellow crescent 3 The existing Slovene tricolor was raised for the first time in history during the Revolution of 1848 by the Slovene Romantic nationalist activist and poet Lovro Toman on 7 April 1848 in Ljubljana in response to a German flag which was raised on top of Ljubljana Castle 4 The civil and state ensign for ships has the same design as the national flag but a different shape 2 3 instead of 1 2 Boats up to 24 metres 79 ft use the national flag as an ensign 5 The naval jack uses colors of the coat of arms a white blue and yellow horizontal tricolor 6 Contents 1 Historical development 1 1 Origins 1 2 Slovene flags during and after WWII 1 3 Flag of independent Slovenia 2 Government maritime flags 2 1 Naval jacks 3 Other flags 4 Colours 5 References 6 External linksHistorical development EditOrigins Edit 1 2 Flag of the Slovene nation first flown during the spring of nations of 1848 The white blue red Slovene flag was first raised on 7 April 1848 on a building between Congress Square and Preseren Square in Ljubljana by a group of nationally minded students led by the prominent liberal nationalist activist and poet Lovro Toman Despite opposition from the local ethnic Germans it was subsequently recognized by the Austrian Government as the official flag of Carniola This formal recognition albeit on a regional level was an exception to the policy of the Austrian Government which tended to persecute national symbols of the non German nationalities in the Empire In addition Austrian authorities saw all tricolors as basically nationalist and potentially revolutionary symbols so Austrian provinces as the Empire itself were only allowed to use bicolors the only exception being the flag of the Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia since it was interpreted to be a combination of the Croatian and Slavonian bicolors So the official recognition of the Carniolan white blue red tricolor instead of the traditional white blue bicolor was seen as a major achievement by the Slovenes and it quickly became the symbol representing the idea of United Slovenia In the second half of the 19th century the Slovene national tricolor became the only truly all Slovene symbol representing all Slovenes regardless of the historical region in which they lived The tricolor flag continued to be associated with Slovenia during the country s incorporation into Yugoslavia although officially the whole kingdom including Slovenia had the same flag in this case the blue white red In the interwar period it was also used by the Slovenes of the Julian March that were annexed to Italy where it was prohibited and persecuted by the fascist regime Slovene flags during and after WWII Edit 1 2 Flag used by Slovene Home Guard 1941 1945 1 2 Flag used by Slovene Partisans that was adopted on 26 September 1941 at the Stolice meeting of the Yugoslav Partisans 1 2 Flag of SR Slovenia 1945 1991 During World War II The Slovene national colors were used both by the Partisan Resistance Movement usually with a red star in the middle and by the Slovene Home Guard the voluntary anti Communist militia sponsored and supported by the Nazi German occupation forces In 1945 a red star was officially placed on the flag of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia a constituent of the Socialist Yugoslavia Flag of independent Slovenia Edit 1 2 Flag proposal in 1990 before independence by the Party of Democratic Reform 2 3 Civil ensign Following Slovene independence from Yugoslavia the red star was removed and the new coat of arms designed by Marko Pogacnik was added The flag was officially adopted on 27 June 1991 following a long and controversial dispute about the coat of arms of the new Republic Government maritime flags EditThese flags are used on naval vessels only Flag Use Description President of Slovenia A white field with a thin blue border and within it a thin red border The national coat of arms is at the center President of the National Assembly of Slovenia A red field with a blue border with the national coat of arms at the center Prime Minister of Slovenia A blue field with a red border with the national coat of arms at the center Minister of Defence of Slovenia A crimson field with an azure border in the center is the Slovenian Army emblem Chief of the General Staff of Slovenia An azure field with a crimson border the center contains the Slovenian Army emblem Naval jacks Edit Flag Date Use Description 1995 1996 7 Naval Jack of Slovenia A navy blue field with the national coat of arms in the center 1996 present 8 Naval Jack of Slovenia A horizontal tricolor of white blue yellow Other flags EditFlag Use Description Flag of the Slovenian Armed Forces A horizontal tricolor of white blue and red with the Slovenian Army emblem in the center Surrounding it in gold in Slovenian reads Republic of Slovenia Slovene Army Colours EditScheme White Blue Red YellowCMYK 0 0 0 0 100 60 0 10 0 100 100 0 0 10 100 0RGB 255 255 255 ffffff 0 0 255 0000FF 255 0 0 FF0000 255 255 0 FFFF00 SCOTDIC Code 777 Int l Colour Codification System 2034 N1 N95 N46 N722509 N23 N074014 N6 N197512 9 References Edit A proclamation of The Constitutional Amanademat C to the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia PDF Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No 1 1991 Ljubljana 25 June 1991 Retrieved 18 October 2013 In Brief Slovenija si Archived from the original on April 18 2013 Retrieved 12 December 2017 National symbols Retrieved 20 February 2018 Celebration of the Slovene Tricolor In Slovene Praznik slovenske trobojnice MMC RTV Slovenia 7 april 2013 Slovenia Civil and state ensigns Crwflags com Retrieved 12 December 2017 Uradni list Vsebina Uradnega lista Uradni list si Retrieved 12 December 2017 Article 42 Paragraph 3 of the Rules on the Registration and Marking of Vehicles Aircraft and Vessels of Ministry of Defence The Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No 67 1995 23 11 1995 Article 1 of the Rules amending Rules on the Registration and Marking of Vehicles Aircraft and Vessels of the Ministry of Defence The Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No 34 1996 29 6 1996 Retrieved 18 October 2013 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2009 06 19 Retrieved 2010 10 15 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to National flag of Slovenia Slovenia at Flags of the World Slovene flag proposals Britannica com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flag of Slovenia amp oldid 1135422124, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
