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Santa Barbara (Heredia, Costa Rica)

Canton de Santa Barbara

Last modified: 2021-08-25 by rob raeside
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image by Jaume Ollé, 8 August 2002



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From <www.cnfl.go.cr/municipalidades/principal.htm> and <barbara/historia.htm>:
"LA BANDERA - Dimensiones: 2 metros de largo por 1,20 metros de ancho. Fondo celeste que significa el cielo que cubre los campos del canton. Triangulo de color verde sobre el fondo celeste de 1,20 m de base y 1,27 m de lado. Significa lo eminentemente agricola del canton. Circulo amarillo en el centro de la bandera. Significa el sol que dora los campos y que emerge del campo verde. Es de 45 cm de radio. Fue disen~ada por la sen~ora Hilda Gonzalez de Murillo, mediante un concurso que promovio la Municipalidad en an~o 1978. El 28 de octubre del mismo a~o, la autora recibio la comunicacion de haber ganado el concurso. En 1980 fue confeccionada la primera bandera por las religiosas de San Miguel Arcangel,en San Juan de Santa Bárbara. El 16 de mayo de 1981 fue izada por primera vez, en la inauguracion del Palacio Municipal. Actualmente luce en el Salon de Sesiones de la Municipalidad."
Olivier Touzeau, 7 August 2002

Translation: "THE FLAG - Size: 2 meters in width and 1.20 meter in height. Light blue field with means the sky above the fields of the canton. Green triangle over the light blue field, with a basis of 1.20m and a height of 1.27 m. Means the agricultural excellence of the canton. Yellow circle in the center of the flag. Means the sun which goldens the fields and rises from the green field. Radius 45 cm. Was designed by Mrs. Hilda Gonzalez de Murillo, following a contest organized by the municipality in 1978. On 28 October 1978, the designer was told she had won the contest. In 1980, the first flag was made by the nuns of San Miguel Arcangel, in San Juan de Santa Barbara. On 16 May 1981, the flag was hoisted for the first time for the inauguration of the Municipal Palace. Currently exhibited in the Session Hall of the Municipality."
Ivan Sache, 8 August 2002


Coat of Arms


image contributed by Fred Drews, 1 February 2006



 

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