Flag of Slovenia

Flag origins

Slovenia's flag has white, blue and red horizontal bands with the coat of arms near the upper hoist, in a 1:2 ratio. The colors were used in the national movement by 1848. The arms show white Mount Triglav, two blue waves for sea and rivers, and three golden six-pointed stars from the Counts of Celje. The current design was approved on 24 June 1991 immediately before independence documents and ceremonies.

Flag story

Triglav is a real mountain, Slovenia's highest at 2,864 meters; its name means three heads, reflected in the stylized three peaks. The stars have six points rather than five. On 7 April 1848, Lovro Toman and fellow students raised the Slovenian tricolor in Ljubljana in response to a German flag on the castle; 7 April is commemorated as Flag Day.

Editorial notes and references

Edited by ABELHA WORKS. The English text translates the administrator-edited Japanese description. Legends should be distinguished from documented history. General reference links do not substantiate every statement in the text.

• Slovenia — general information on Wikipedia
• Japan MOFA: countries and regions (Japanese)

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