Choceň (Czech Republic)

Ústí nad Orlicí okres, Pardubice region

Last modified: 2012-03-31 by andrew weeks
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• Choceň city flag
• Choceň city Coat of Arms
• Choceň city old Coat of Arms (1954-1990)

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• Ústí nad Orlicí okres
• Pardubický kraj

Choceň city flag

Choceň is a town in Ústi nad Orlicí district. There are two Coat of Armss on this page, and a description of the flag:
" On June 20, 2000, the Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic awarded to the town Choceň a coat-of-arms and a flag as follows:
Coat-of-arms:
Saint Wenceslas on red field with a shield in the right hand and a pennant in the left hand accompanied with two soaring angels in yellow robes.
Flag:
A red field with Saint Wenceslas with a shield in the right hand and a pennant in the left hand accompanied with two soaring angels in yellow robes, the ration of the width to the length of the leaf is 2 : 3."

The first mention of Choceň comes from 1227. In the testament of Kojata, the son of Hrabis, a valet of Czech prince, the local land was hand over to new owners, brothers Sezima and Milota, called Hocen. We derive the name of the town - Choceň - from this record. The city has now 8.476 inhabitants, c. 150 km east of Prague.
Jarig Bakker, 11 Sep 2001

Choceň city Coat of Arms

Choceň city old Coat of Arms (1954-1990)