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Based on the resolution 7/1991. (VIII.28.) KT of the community
and the coat of arms of the town from <www.morahalom.hu>:
The flag is vertical light blue in the center there is the coat
of arms in gold (??) above the shield the name 'MÓRAHALOM'. The
fringe is gold
István Molnár, 12 March 2001
Based on the Res. No. 7/1991. (VIII.28.) of the Community and
a photo.
Mórahalom is a town in Csongrád County in Hungary near to City
of Szeged (23 km west). The town has got 5.532 inhabitants (1990
census), all of them are Hungarians. Neighbouring settlements
are: Röszke, Domaszék, Zákányszék, Ruzsa and Ásotthalom
villages in Hungary, Senta / Zenta community in Yugoslavia.
The territory of the nowadays settlement was a part of Szeged
City from 1730. The territory has got its name from the Móra
family. Mórahalom means Móra Hill. In the center of this
farmland there became an administrative centre of the farmlands
of Szeged - Alsóközpont - means Lower Center in 1852. The
village was founded in 1950. It became large village in
1970, large village with town rank in 1984 and town in 1989.
Description of the coat of arms of the village: The green colour
relates to the agriculture, the cluster of grape relates to the
wine culture, and the gold hill relates to the name of the
settlement.
The settlement had got another flag in 1986-1991 which adopted by
the Order No. 5/1986. (IX.11.) of the Soviet of the village.
István Molnár, 28 March 2001
Regulation on the Coat of Arms and flag of the town (in
Hungarian) at <www.morahalom.hu>.
Photos of the flag are here
and here.
Description of Coat of Arms and some historical background (in
English) at <www.nemzetijelkepek.hu>.
Zoltan Horvath, 12 January 2010
image from <www.csongrad-megye.hu>,
located by István Molnár