flag of Slovakia

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The flag of Slovakia is a horizontal tricolor of white, blue, and red featuring the national coat of arms with a double cross on three hills near the hoist side.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf national flag
adoptedOn 1992-09-03
aspectRatio 2:3
blueStripeMeaning faithfulness
category Flags of Europe
National symbols of Slovakia
coatOfArmsPosition centered vertically in the hoist half
near the hoist
colorOrder white-blue-red
containsShape shield
country Slovakia
designType horizontal tricolor
doubleCrossColor white
featuresElement three hills
featuresSymbol double cross
hasCoatOfArms Coat of arms of Slovakia
surface form: "coat of arms of Slovakia"
hillsColor blue
inspiredBy Pan-Slavic colors
introducedAfterEvent dissolution of Czechoslovakia
isSimilarTo flag of Russia
Serbian tricolour flag
surface form: "flag of Serbia"

flag of Slovenia
legalStatus defined in the Constitution of Slovakia
regulated by Slovak law
officialName flag of Slovakia
surface form: "štátna vlajka Slovenskej republiky"
redStripeMeaning courage
replaced flag of Czechoslovakia
scriptOnFlag none
sharesColorsWith flag of Russia
flag of Serbia
flag of Slovenia
shieldBackgroundColor red
side obverse and reverse identical
symbolizes Christian tradition
Fatra Mountains
Matra Mountains
Slavic heritage
Tatra Mountains
usedBy Government of Slovakia
President of Slovakia
usedOn Slovak embassies abroad
public buildings in Slovakia
usedSince 1992
usesColor blue
red
white
whiteStripeMeaning peace

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Slovak Republic Day associatedWith flag of Slovakia
this entity surface form: "Slovak flag"
flag of Slovakia officialName flag of Slovakia
this entity surface form: "štátna vlajka Slovenskej republiky"
this entity surface form: "state flag of the Slovak Republic"
Coat of arms of Slovakia usedOn flag of Slovakia
this entity surface form: "Flag of Slovakia"

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