The flag of the intracity municipality is the municipal district Ligovka-Yamskaya in the Central District of the city of St. Petersburg of the Russian Federation - an identification mark serving as the official symbol of the municipality and a sign of unity of its population.
| Flag of the municipal district Ligovka-Yamskaya | |
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| Ligovka-Yamskaya | |
| St. Petersburg Russia | |
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| Approved by | March 18, 2010 |
| Proportion | 2: 3 |
| Team of authors | |
| K. S. Bashkirov , V. V. Karpunina , S. Yu. Steinbach | |
The flag was approved on March 18, 2010 [1] and entered in the State Heraldic Register of the Russian Federation .
Description
“The flag of the municipality Ligovka-Yamskaya municipal district is a rectangular panel with the ratio of flag width to length - 2: 3, reproducing the coat of arms of the municipality of the Ligovka-Yamskaya municipal district in red, black, yellow and white.”
The heraldic description of the coat of arms reads: “ In a scarlet (red) field there is a silver harness arc decorated with black with a silver bell hanging from it, inside of which is a lowered golden ancient Russian helmet directly ”
Symbols
The flag was compiled on the basis of the coat of arms of the municipality Ligovka-Yamskaya municipal district, in accordance with the traditions and rules of vexillology and reflects historical, cultural, socio-economic, national and other local traditions.
The Old Russian Golden Helmet recalls toponyms, places and sights on the territory of the Ligovka-Yamskaya district, dedicated to the Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky and associated with his memory - Alexander Nevsky Monastery , Alexander Nevsky Square, Alexander Nevsky Square metro station, Alexander Nevsky Bridge .
The silver harness decorated with black reminds of the name of the district - Ligovka-Yamskaya, of the Yamsky settlements, which were located in the XVIII century in the area of the current Ligovsky Prospect . The surroundings of Ligovsky Prospekt were then for a very long time a “cabby district”. In addition, the outlines of the boundaries of the Ligovka-Yamskaya municipality resemble an arc in shape, the “shoulders” of which are Nevsky and Ligovsky Prospects, and the top is Moskovsky Station on Vosstaniya Square .
White color ( silver ) - purity of thoughts, spirituality, sincerity, truthfulness, innocence, nobleness, frankness, integrity, hope.
Yellow color ( gold ) - power, strength, constancy, nobility, justice, fidelity, a symbol of sunlight.
Red color - symbolizes love, courage, courage, generosity, courage, fearlessness. In the old Russian tradition, red is beautiful. Symbol of labor, life-affirming power, beauty, sun and heat. The color of the spilled blood of the heroes. In combination with gold and silver - the heraldic color of St. Petersburg (city coat of arms and flag ).
Black color is a symbol of prudence, wisdom, modesty, honesty, eternity and antiquity of life.