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Name
(english): Rostov Region
(russian): Ðîñòîâñêàÿ îáëàñòü | Rostovskaa^ oblasth
Capital (russian): Ðîñòîâ-íà-Äîíó | Rostov-na-Donu (english): Rostov-na-Danu
Area: 108 000 km2 (
41 688 sq.mi.)
Population: 4 363 000 inhabitants in 1992
Status: Region (îáëàñòü | oblasth) within the Russian Federation
Economic region: North Caucasus
License plate code: 61
Ham radio code: RO
ISO 3166-2 code: ROS
Flag adopted in 1996.10.10
Coat of arms unknown
Notice that while the city name is Rostov-na-Danu,
the Region is called simply Rostov Region.
António Martins, 18 Feb 1999
The law on a flag was accepted on October 10, 1996.
The flag of the Rostov area — represents a rectangular panel
from three isometric horizontal strips: top — dark blue, average —
yellow and bottom — scarlet colour. Such flag was developed still
ataman (cossack chieftain) Krasnov in 1918. Each colour
symbolized the following: dark blue — colour of
Don’s cossack,
yellow — Kalmyks, which were included
into structure of Area of Don Forces (Voisko Donskoe),
red — nonresident inhabitants. In 1996 the Krasnov flag was
complemented
by a white strip located vertically lengthways staff. On the size
it makes 1/5 parts of width of a panel. The ratio of width of a
flag to its length makes 2:3.
Oleg Mysakov, 12 Sep 1996
Rostov-na-Donu 1811 coat of arms: per pale azure a tower
argent masoned sable with windows and gate of the same,
with a flag argent a saltire azure flying from the top,
and gules a demi-coat of mail over a bow and a lance and
arrow in saltire, all argent, and a downright sword argent
surmounted by a helmet or.
Santiago Dotor, 18 Dec 1998
At the city’s
web site, there is the coat of arms, the
city flag and Mayor standart. By choosing
"symbolism" there is text about them.
Dov Gutterman, 18 Dec 1998