Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Use	Civil and state flag
Proportion	3:2
Adopted	17 October 2001

The flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia^[a] depicts a golden eagle facing to its right standing on white fortifications on a blue background.

Symbolism

The colours (gold and blue) originate from the historic flag of Friuli used by the medieval Patria del Friuli – a state that was independent from 1077 to 1420 and ruled by the Patriarchate of Aquileia. The symbols of the eagle comes from the name of the ancient city of Aquileia, which, according to popular legend, derived from an eagle (Latin: aquila) who showed the first citizens the spot where the ancient city should be founded.

The modern flag, adopted in 2001, uses an eagle design found on an antique vase kept in a museum in Aquileia.^[1]

History

Patria del Friuli
County of Gorizia
Kingdom of Illyria (1816–1849)
Princely County of Gorizia and Gradisca (1754–1919)
Imperial Free City of Trieste (1849–1922)
Free Territory Trieste (1947–1954)

Notes

^ Italian: Bandiera del Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Friulian: Bandiere dal Friûl-Vignesie Julie

References

^ "Legge regionale No. 135" (PDF) (in Italian). Friuli-Venezia Giulia Regional Council. 17 October 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

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[1] Italian: Bandiera del Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Friulian: Bandiere dal Friûl-Vignesie Julie

[legge-2] "Legge regionale No. 135" (PDF) (in Italian). Friuli-Venezia Giulia Regional Council. 17 October 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

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