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image by István Molnár, 16 January 2006
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Hanging flag on the
Hospital. The flag is green and on the centre is the coat of
arms. Körmend is a town in Vas megye.
István Molnár, 22 March 2000 and 29 May 2001
Image based on the Res. No. 4/1991.(II. 19.), modyfied by te
Res. No.5/2000. (II. 17.) about the flag and the Coat of Arms of
Körmend town at <www.kormendplaza.hu>
(in Hungarian). The new (present) Coat of Arms at <natloz.znet.hu>.
The first mention about the settlement is from 1238 as 'Villa
Curmend terra regis'. In 1244-1871 the settlement is market town.
In 1871-1979 large village and from 1979 Körmend is town in Vas
county.
The town had got a new Coat of Arms in 1980 with Red Star. After
the end of the Communist period in Hungary redrawed the Coat of
Arms without the red star. In 2000 renewed the original Coat of
Arms of the town from 1849.
Resolutiosins:
1980-1991: Res. No.1/1980.(III.26.) of the
Soviet of Körmend Town.
1991-2000: Res. No. 4/1991.(II.19.) of the
Council of the Community of Körmend Town.
2000-: Res. No. 4/1991.(II. 19.) modyfied by te Res. No.5/2000.
(II. 17.) of the Council of the Community of Körmend Town.
2001 Population Census at <helynevtar.ksh.hu>:
12,616 inh. Ethnic affiliation: Hungarian: 93,8%; Gipsy: 0,5%;
Croatian: 0,2%; German: 0,3%; Slovenian: 0,1%; unknown, did not
wish to answer: 6,2% Religion: Roman Catholic: 73,5%; Greek
Catholic: 0,2%; Calvinist: 7,1%; Lutheran: 5,0%; belonging to
other church/denomination: 0,3%; does not belong to any
church/denomination: 4,1%; unknown, did not wish to answer: 9,8%.
István Molnár, 16 January 2006
image by István Molnár, 16 January 2006
image by István Molnár, 16 January 2006
va-ko1.jpg)
image from <natloz.znet.hu>,
located by István Molnár, 16 January 2006
1991-2000 Coat of Arms
va_ko.jpg)
image by István Molnár, 29 May 2001
The inscription: SIGNUM CIVITATIS KEÖRMENSIS 1244-1979.
István Molnár, 29 May 2001
