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I saw this flag on the City Hall of Budava'r (Budapest I.
district).
István Molnár, 12 October 2000
It also flies on the two entrance gates of the upper city of
Buda, and I guess it shows the limit of the Budavar district
(does Budavar exactly match the upper city of Buda?). The toll
gates are also painted in yellow and red. So the flag might have
been the flag of Buda before the merging of Buda and Pest in
Budapest.
Ivan Sache, 12 October 2000
Budavár is a district of Budapest Capital (I. district) in
Hungary on the right bank of the Danube. The district has got
30.251 inhabitants (1990 census), nearly all of them are
Hungarians. Six of the Official Ethnic Minorities in Hungary has
ethnic council in the settlement: Gipsy, Polish, German,
Armenian, Serb and Slovakian. Neighbouring settlements are:
Budapest II., Budapest V. - Belváros-Lipótváros, Budapest XI.
and Budapest XII: The parts of the district are: The Castle Hill
(Budavár), Krisztinaváros, Víziváros and Tabán.
The territory of the district is inhabitant from the Stone Age.
The castle and the city was built by King Béla IV. after the
Mongolian Invasion. The new fort and city became to the center of
the country. In the Middle Ages Buda was one of the Hungarian
Royal Cities. Between 1541 and 1686 the city was under Turkish
rule. In 1703 Buda became Free Royal City again. In 1873 the city
was unified with the Free Royal City of Pest and the Town of
Óbuda to Budapest. The last sieges of the castle were in 1849
(at the time of the Hungarian Revolution and Independence War by
Hungarians) and in 1944 (in the WWII by the soviet Red Army). The
territory of the district is very rich in historical and cultural
monuments and buildings.
The flags and the coat of arms was adopted in 14th of November 1995.
The official website (under construction): <www.budavar.hu>
István Molnár, 3 November 2000
There is a new and valid decree from 1995 replacing an old
decree from 1994. Why did they change the symbols?
I think the new mayor in 1995 readopted the original symbols of Buda city.
István Molnár, 4 November 2000
Here is the official decree:
"Council of the Community of Budapest Capital I. District No
21/1994. (VII.1.) Order about the foundation and usage of the
Coat of Arms and the Flag of the I. district of Budapest.
The Council of the Community of Budapest Capital I. District
created the next order based on the authorization given by the
65th Act of the year 1990. 1st Article 6th Paragraph
"a" Point, about the symbols of the community and about
its usage.
1.§. The Symbols of the Community
Symbols of the community, symbols relate to the historical past
of the district: the coat of arms and the flag.
2.§ Description of the Coat of Arms
The Coat of Arms of the Community:
Standing disc shield with a round support. In the upper field
which is divided into a blue and a red part is a gold lion
stepping right with gold tongue; in his left arm there is a red
flag on a diagonal gold flagstaff; in the lion's right arm
there is a little triangle shield (...). In the red field of this
little shield there are three silver stripes, on the top of this
little shield there are two silver tower roofs with three tops.
In the lower red field of the great shield there is a floating
castle with a gate opening in two directions, iron
bars lowered to halfway and three towers, on the top of the
towers there are red bricks; and the windows of the towers are
black.
3.§ The rules of the usage of the Coat of Arms
(1) The Coat of Arms as a decorating and relating symbol could be
used
(a) On the seal of the Community
(b) On the flags of the Community
(c) On letter-papers and envelopes of the Community, the Mayor,
the Deputy Mayors and the Town-clerk.
(d) On the honorary diplomas, memorial leaves and medals given by
the Community
(e) At the entrance of the building of the Mayor's Office, in the
council room and other protocol rooms
(f) At the entrances of the institutes of the Community and in
their leader's offices
(g) On the publications about the life of the Community,
invitations and souvenirs published by the Community
(2) The seal showing the Coat of Arms of the Community could be
used in relationships to other communities inside and outside of
Hungary, to certify agreements and contracts and to certify
orders about the functions and the organizational statues of the
Community and to certify the honouring documents.
(3) The seal showing the Coat of Arms of the Community could not
be used at official procedures.
4.§
(1) The Coat of Arms could be made smaller only if its picture is
authentic.
(2) If the representation of the original colours of the Coat of
Arms of the Community is impossible, than the representation
could be made only with the colours of the matter. At this time
it has to keep the rules of the heraldry.
5.§ Description of the Flag
(1) The horizontal flag of the district is silver with red-blue
wolfteeth on the three edges. Ratio 1:2. On the field, near the
flagstaff could be put the Coat of Arms of the district, above
the shield is the inscription: BUDAPEST I. KERÜLET.
(2) The VERTICAL flag of the district is silver with red-blue
wolfteeth on the three edges, and silver fringes. Ratio 1:2. On
the upper side of the field could be put the Coat of Arms of the
district, above the shield is the inscription: BUDAPEST I.
KERÜLET.
(3) The colour of the flagstaff is the colour of the wood.
(4) The flag of the Community is in the Council Room of the
Mayor's Office.
5.§ The usage of the Flag
(1) The flag could be used
a) At the time of the national holidays with the flag of the
Republic of Hungary
b) At the time of the important events, festivals and programmes
of the district or the capital with other official flags
c) On the sessions of the council of the community on the place
of the session.
d) In the mourning of the nation, the capital or the district
with the black flag.
e) All events which has the relation to the district or organized
by the Community.
(2) To the granting of the creating the flag have been used the
rules regarding to the Coat of Arms.
7.§ Illegal using
Somebody using the symbols of the Community illegal to
insult the community, commits an offence and he could be fined to
10.000 Fts.
8.§
This resolution becomes effective on the day of its proclamation.
Budapest 24th of May 1994.
Dr. Margit Kiss , district-clerk
Dr. Béla Vígh, mayor"
István Molnár, 3 November 2000
Council of the Community of Budava'r No 21/1995 (XI.14) Order
about the Coat of Arms and the Flag of the I. district of
Budapest and about its usage (in the integrated construction with
the modifying No 5/1999 (III.29.) and 6/2000 (IV.3.) Orders)
The Council of the Community of Budapest Capital I. district
created the next order, based on the authorization given by the
65th Act of the year 1990. 1st Article 6th Paragraph
"a" Point, about the symbols of the community and about
its usage.
1.§. The Symbols of the Community
Symbols of the community, symbols relate to the historical past
of the settlement: the coat of arms and the flag.
2.§ Description of the Coat of Arms
The Coat of Arms of the Community: In the red shield there is a
floating castle with three towers, with a gate
opening in two directions, and iron bars lowered to
halfway. On the shield there is the Hungarian Holy Crown.
3.§
(1) The Coat of Arms as a decorating and relating symbol could be
used
(a) On the seal of the Community
(b) On letter-papers and envelopes of the Community, the Mayor,
the Deputy Mayor, the Town-clerk and the Deputy Clerk (c) On the
honorary diplomas, memorial leaves and medals given by the
Community (d) At the entrance of the building of the Mayor's
Office, in the council room and other protocol rooms (e) At the
entrances of the institutes of the Community and in their
leader's offices (f) On the publications about the life of the
Community, invitations and souvenirs published by the Community (g)
On the seals of the Ethnic Councils in Budapest Capital I.
District
(2) The seal showing the Coat of Arms of the Community could be
used in relationships to other communities inside and outside of
Hungary, to certify agreements and contracts and to certify
orders about the functions and the organizational statues of the
Community and to certify the honouring documents.
(3) The seal showing the Coat of Arms of the Community could not
be used at official procedures.
4.§ Description of the Flag
The Flag of the district is the horizontal
red-yellow-red-yellow-red-yellow-red stripes.
5.§ The using of the Flag
(1) The flag could be used
a) At the time of the national holidays with the flag of the
Republic of Hungary
b) At the time of the important events, festivals and programmes
of the district or the capital with other official flags
c) On the sessions of the council of the community on the place
of the session.
d) In the mourning of the nation, the capital or the district
with the black flag.
e) All events which have the relation to the district or
organized by the Community.
f) On the buildings where the mayor, the deputy mayor, the clerk
or the deputy clerk lives, if the building is in the district. g)
Contiunally on the buildings of the Community and its
institutions, on the Gate of Vienna (Ba'csi kapu), on the Da'sz
Square and on the Bastion of Fehe'rve'r.
(2) To the granting of the creating the flag the rules regarding
to the Coat of Arms have to be used.
6.§ Illegal using
Somebody using the symbols of the Community illegal
(-), commits an offence and he could be fined to 20.000 Fts.
7.§
This resolution becomes effective on the day of its proclamation,
and the Resolution No. 21/1994. (VII.1. of the Council of the
Community of Budapest I. District about the foundation and usage
of the Coat of Arms and flag of the I. district will be repealed.
Budapest 13th of November 1995.
Dr Zsuzsanna Winkler , temporary district-clerk
Tamás Katona, mayor
István Molnár, 3 November 2000
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image from <www.budavar.hu>,
located by István Molnár, 3 November 2000
See also Ralf
Hatemink site. However, in this site the district name is
Várnegyed. The correct name is Budapest I. Budavár. Várnegyed
means castle district. The crown is also colourised, not only
black-yellow.
István Molnár, 9 June 2001