Flag of Novosibirsk Oblast

The Flag of Novosibirsk Oblast (Russian: Флаг Новосибирской области, romanizedFlag Novosibirskoj oblasti) is the official symbol of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.

Novosibirsk Oblast
Proportion2:3
AdoptedJuly 10, 2003

Description

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The flag of the Novosibirsk Region is a rectangular panel which shows five different-sized stripes of red, white, blue, white, and green (left-to-right).

Between the red and green stripes, two black sable are depicted holding a yellow loaf of korovai with a salt shaker. Underneath, the white and blue stripes are crossed by a horizontal narrow belt which is colored black on the white and white on the blue.

The ratio of the width of the stripes to the length of the flag is 5: 3: 2: 3: 5, respectively. The ratio of the width of the flag to the length is 2: 3. The ratio of the width of the belt to the width of the flag is 1:80.

On the initial sketch drawn by the Novosibirsk artist Grigory Kuzhelev, a blue stripe was used in place of the red stripe. Blue was to symbolize the Ob River; white, purity of thoughts; and green, natural wealth. The red bar was added at the insistence of the Communist Party faction of the Regional Council.[1]

Symbolism

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The color and symbolic meaning of the flag are reflective of the Siberian region and the historical heraldry of Novosibirsk, of which white, green, red and blue are the main colors.

White symbolizes purity, devotion, and faith, as well as the color of the harsh Siberian winter.

Green symbolizes hope, abundance, rebirth, and vitality, personifying the natural diversity and beauty of the fertile land of Novosibirsk.

Red symbolizes courage and the memory of the heroism of the Novosibirsk people in defending their homeland.

Blue symbolizes the Ob River and the numerous lakes and rivers occupying almost a third of the region.

In the center of the flag is the emblem of the region, two black sables depicted holding a yellow loaf of korovai with a salt shaker.

Other flags

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Flag Date Use description
  ?–Present Flag of Novosibirsk city
  2008–Present Flag of Barabinsk
  ?–2008
  ?–Present Flag of Berdsk
  ?–Present Flag of Iskitim
  2004–Present Flag of Kuybyshev
  ?–2004
  ?–Present Flag of Ob
  ?–Present Flag of Tatarsk
  ?–Present Flag of Bagansky District
  ?–Present Flag of Barabinsky District
  ?–Present Flag of Bolotninsky District
  ?–Present Flag of Vengerovsky District
  ?–Present Flag of Dovolensky District
  2006–Present Flag of Zdvinsky District
  ?–2006
  ?–Present Flag of Iskitimsky District
  ?–?
  ?–Present Flag of Karasuksky District
  ?–Present Flag of Kargatsky District
  ?–Present Flag of Kolyvansky District
  2007–Present Flag of Kochenyovsky District
  ?–2007
  ?–Present Flag of Krasnozyorsky District
  ?–Present Flag of Kuybyshevsky District
  ?–Present Flag of Kupinsky District
  ?–Present Flag of Kyshtovsky District
  ?–Present Flag of Maslyaninsky District
  ?–Present Flag of Moshkovsky District
  ?–Present Flag of Novosibirsky District
  2009–Present Flag of Koltsovo
  2008–2009
  ?–2008
  ?–Present Flag of Ordynsky District
  2006–Present Flag of Severny District
  ?–2006
  ?–Present Flag of Suzunsky District
  ?–Present Flag of Tatarsky District
  ?–Present Flag of Toguchinsky District
  ?–Present Flag of Ubinsky District
  ?–Present Flag of Ust-Tarksky District
  ?–Present Flag of Chanovsky District
  ?–Present Flag of Cherepanovsky District
  ?–Present Flag of Chistoozyorny District
  ?–Present Flag of Chulymsky District

References

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  1. ^ "Flag of the Novosibirsk Region". [geraldika.ru (Heraldry.ru)]. Archived from the original on 2011-12-26. Retrieved 3 October 2009.