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Kłaj rural district (Poland)

Wieliczka county, Małopolskie voivodship

image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 17 Dec 2008
adopted 3 Jun 2008

Kłaj rural district flag
Kłaj Coat of Arms

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Kłaj rural district flag

Kłaj - rural commune, Wieliczka County, Małopolskie Voivodship - name until 1954: gmina Targowisko.
Gmina Kłaj is a rural gmina (commune) in Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kłaj.
Area: 83.1 sq.km (32.1 sq.mi); Population: 9,832.
An agricultural commune having the distinction of being one of the most ecologically advanced in the country.

Established as a village in the 13th Century.

New Arms and a brand new flag adopted on June 3,2008 after the positive opinion of the Heraldic Commission in Warsaw and the approval by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration.

"Arms: symbolism is related to the history of the region.
The barrel is to remind the work of pitch-burners, the axe - work of lumberjacks.
The forested character of the commune is further stressed by a branch of the oak tree.

Flag: two vertical yellow fields separated by the red stripe.
On the field next to the hoist the Arms are placed."
Chrystian Kretowicz, 17 Dec 2008

Kłaj Coat of Arms

image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 17 Dec 2008
adopted 3 Jun 2008

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