Hradcovice (Czech Republic)

• Hrad�ovice municipality flag
• Hrad�ovice CoA

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Hrad�ovice flag

Would someone kindly blazon the Hradcovice flag?
Lewis A. Nowitz, 16 Nov 2001

English blazon would be something like this, I think:
Argent an Eagle displayed double-headed Azure beaked langued and membered Gules ensigned with Vine Grape unslipped Or holding two Sceptres fleury of the last.

English translation of the Czech description in Petr Exner's Vexilologick� Lexikon prapory obc� �R (2000 1.��st) would, on the other hand be more readable as something like this:
White field with blue double-headed eagle with red tallons, with yellow vine grape on breasts, holding in each a yellow lily-scpetres.
Zeljko Heimer, 18 Nov 2001

The English description of Hrad�ovice flag would be roughly as follows:
"White field charged (in the middle) with a blue (double headed) eagle displayed red armed, itself (charged) on the breast with an yellow bunch of grapes, holding in its claws yellow sceptres with fleur de lys (on a top). Ratio is 2:3".
The blazon can be following: Argent an Eagle displayed double - headed Azure, armed Gules, charged on breast with a Bunch of grapes Or, holding in its claws two Sceptres fleury of the last.

In Czech heraldry we call a double- headed eagle simply "orel" (eagle), while a single - headed one is "orlice" (let�s say "she - eagle" or "eagle - female"). Also Slovaks had followed this custom, calling it a heraldic convention, althoug no other nation I know does it so. Or am I wrong about it?
Ales Krizan, 19 Nov 2001

Hrad�ovice CoA