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Répcelak is a "large community" ("large
village constituting an administrative division in Hungary"
- from the vocabulary) in Vas county in the Little Hungarian
Plain (47° 24' North, 17°3' East). First it was mentioned as
"Lak" in 1268. It was registered as a village. In 1780
the village has got 192 Roman Catholic and 353 Evangelic
inhabitants. The first seal is from 1855. In 1930 it has got
1.457 inhabitants. In 1965 the village was devastated by the
great flood of the Re'pce and the Re'ba rivers. (from the
Re'pcelak to:rte'nete, 1997)
The name of the village: Répce is the name of the river flowing
the village. Lak is a Hungarian word means settlement.
Répcelak is 33 km to Csorna and 40
km to Szombathely on the road and
railway between Szombathely and Csorna. The village has got 2,956
inhabitants (only Hungarians; 1990 census). Répcelak is in the
Vas County (from the first mention). In the end of the 19th
century, Répcelak became community and in 1970 became
"large community".
The image is from Répcelak torténete, 1997. Flag adopted on 18
August 1996.
István Molnár, 29 June 2000
Repcelak became a town (város) in 2001.
István Molnár, 4 July 2001
Regulation of flag: www.repcelak.hu
Home page of town: http://www.repcelak.hu/
Zoltan Horvath, 6 July 2010
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image by István Molnár, 29 June 2000
The Coat of Arms was adopted on 18 August 1996. The Gold Lion
in Red is originally the Coat of Arms of the Radó Family,
landlords of the village. The blue wavy line symbolise the Repce
River and the bubbles from the gold field: the carbon dioxide
founded here.
István Molnár, 29 June 2000
Decription of coat of arms and some historical background (in English): www.nemzetijelkepek.hu
Zoltan Horvath, 6 July 2010