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Obolon District (Kyiv City, Ukraine)

Obolons'kiy rayon

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Оболонський район


image contributed by Valentin Poposki, 29 June 2006



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Overview

During soviet time, Kyiv had 14 administrative districts (rayons) with such names as: Leninskyi rayon, Minskyi rayon, Moskovskyi rayon etc. Few years ago a new law about the Capital of Ukraine was adopted and Kyiv received 10 new rayons, new borders, new names. The Obolonskyi rayon include generally territories of the old Minskyi rayon. So, rayon council re-adopted Coat of Arms and flag (but the new flag is blue, former Minskyi rayon was white-blue).
Andriy Grechylo, 28 July 2004


Coat of Arms


image from the site of Ukrainian Heraldry

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"The arms was approved by district council at February, 29, 2000. In an azure field with argent compartment is an argent archangel Michael above the or arch bridge. He has an or aureola, sword and cross. The compartment contains the three argen lilies, directioned hill up, and two azure liles, directioned from top to bottom. The emblem adorned by or decorative cartouche and crowned by argent mauerkrown with three towers. There is azure ribbon with or superscription "Mins'kyi raion of Kyiv" in the cartouche bottom."
Dov Gutterman, 20 November 2000


Previous Flag of Mins'kyi District

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image from the site of Ukrainian Heraldry

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"The gonfalone was approved by district council at February, 29, 2000. and a rectangular canvas with a ratio of the sides: 1:1 derivated by two isometric horizontal bands of white and cyan colours. In the center of the panel is the Coat of Arms of region in the cartouche and with the crown."
Dov Gutterman, 20 November 2000