Volgograd region is located in the south-eastRussia. The flag and emblem of the Volgograd region are designed to display its main historical and natural features. What symbols are imprinted on them? What are the regional coat of arms of the area? We will talk about this in the article.
Coat of arms of the Volgograd region
Official area symbols display the brightestevents in its history, as well as its main geographical features. The coat of arms of the Volgograd region was approved in 2000. It is a red french shield. At the bottom of it crosses two horizontal blue stripes, from all sides they are framed with thin white lines.
In the center of the shield is the image of the sculpture.Motherland. It is part of the architectural ensemble dedicated to the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad, which took place on the lands of the region. Victory in the Battle of Stalingrad allowed gaining an advantage over Hitler's troops during World War II, and also forced him to begin a retreat.
The red color of the background symbolizes heroism, courage andfight for your land. The blue stripes on the coat of arms of the Volgograd region do not relate to its history, but to geography. The region crosses about two hundred rivers, but the main ones are the Don and the Volga - the largest in the European part of the country.
There is also a dress uniform of the coat of arms.It includes the framing of a heraldic shield with a wreath of laurel leaves denoting victory. Below they are woven into the golden spikes, which talk about the development of agriculture. At the base is a red ribbon with the name of the area. Above the shield is a golden star, and under it is a birelet (heraldic crown) of six flowers of tulip and cornflower, which alternate with each other.
Flag of the region
The flag of the Volgograd region was adopted in 2000.This is a rectangular canvas, the width and length of which refer to each other as 2: 3. Symbols of the flag completely repeat the coat of arms, only their location differs.
Two blue stripes denoting Don and Volga,not placed horizontally. They are close to the pole and are on the left side of the cloth. They are separated from each other by a distance equal to the width of one blue stripe. They are also not framed by a white border. In the center, as on the coat of arms, is the image of the Motherland.
Zoning and the city of Volgograd region
The area covers an area of 112,877 squarekilometers According to the administrative-territorial division, it distinguishes 6 cities of regional importance, 33 districts, 13 cities of regional significance, as well as 17 working settlements (CST), 465 village councils and 1,458 villages.
Among the regional cities of the Volgograd regionare: Volgograd, Volzhsky, Frolovo, Kamyshin, Mikhaylovka, Uryupinsk). The administrative center of the region is Volgograd. In the past, he was called Tsaritsyn and Stalingrad. On its coat of arms is depicted a gold medal - symbolizing the status of the city-hero.
The coats of arms of the Volgograd region are very different, but all of them are dominated by blue, red, gold, silver and green. Let's take a quick look at some of them.
Dubovskiy district
On a blue background Dubovskogo coat of arms in the centerlocated golden oak. It is symmetrical, and its leaves are collected in constellations. To the right and left of the oak there are planes, but only half of them. It seems that they float from the edges of the coat of arms.
На носу лодок находится орудие, как символ охраны cargo that they transport. Below them is the yellow stripe. It denotes the Volga-Don-Volga transfer - a trade route that existed for more than one century.
Ilovlinsky district
On the coat of arms of this area in gold color is depictedrunning deer. A golden arrow flies in his back. Under the feet of the animal is a wide wavy gold line, and a little higher - a thinner silver line.
The meaning of the coat of arms is quite simple.According to one of the versions, the name of the district comes from the words “silt” and “catching”. The silt is depicted as wavy lines, and the catch, that is, the hunt is expressed as a deer and a flying arrow.
Gorodishchensky district
The shield of this emblem is painted blue.In the center is a silver eagle, which holds in its paws a golden fortress with five bastions in the shape of a star. Inside the contour, a key and a sword crossed by ashes are placed on a red background - these are personal attributes of Peter the Great, and the fortress was founded by him.
Three golden flowers are above the bird - threeurban settlement. On the sides of the eagle are bunches of wheat ears, their number corresponds to the number of municipal centers. The eagle itself symbolizes superiority over evil forces and the height of the spirit.
