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Recz district (Poland)

Choszczno county, Zachodnio-Pomorskie voivodship

image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 30 Jan 2009
adopted 28 Feb 2003

Recz city new flag
Recz city new Coat of Arms
Recz city flag
Recz city Coat of Arms

See also:

Recz city new flag

Recz - urban-rural commune, Choszczno County, Zachodnio-pomorskie Voivodship - German name: Reetz.
Gmina Recz is an urban-rural gmina (commune) in Choszczno County, West Pomeranian Voivodship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Recz, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Choszczno and 67 km (42 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Area: 180.13 sq.km (69.5 sq.mi); Population: 5,740 (2006).

Originally a Slavic settlement, it was conquered in 1269 by Brandenburg.
1284 - foundation of the Cisterian Order here and civic rights.
1370 to XVIII century - in possession of von Wedel family
1402 - 1454 - in hands of the Teutonic Knights
1657 - during the Swedish War, conquered by the Poles
1686 - great fire destroyed most of the town
in XIX century, a local trade center for the agricultural hinterland.
1945 - the vicious tank battle brought a 70% destruction to the town.
1945-46 - renamed "Rzeczyca, later "Recz Pomorski", but "Pomorski" was dropped soon.

The new Arms and flag adopted on February 28, 2003 (resolution # V/35/03).

"Arms: on a yellow shield a corner of the defensive walls and above it, three red towers covered with black roofs and red balls.
On the central tower there is a small shield with the red eagle of the Brandenburgian margraves (Märkischer Adler - 'Mark's eagle) commemorating the founders of the town.

Flag: a rectangular, yellow piece of cloth in the ratio 5:8 on which the Arms (without the shield) are placed above the blue, wavy ribbon. Blue ribbon takes 1/8 of the total width of the flag."
Chrystian Kretowicz, 30 Jan 2009

Recz city new Coat of Arms

image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 30 Jan 2009
adopted 28 Feb 2003

Recz city flag

image by Pascal Gross, 14 Nov 2001

This is the flag of the city of Recz (German: Reetz) in Choszczno county, Zachodniopomorskie vojvodship, taken from the city's website.
Pascal Gross, 14 Nov 2001

Recz city Coat of Arms

image from the city's website.

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