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[Dolnoslaskie new flagproposal #4] image by Jarig Bakker, 15 Sep 2008
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Dolnośląskie new flag

Dolnośląskie Voivodship has the new flag finally!
As expected, on October 30, 2008, Sejmik (Legislature) passed the resolution adopting the new flag.
Now it has to be accepted by the Ministry of Interior and Administration, which is a forgone conclusion, as the Ministry was in favor of the same flag in 2001 already.
The decision of the Legislature was announced today in Wrocław by the spokeswoman of the Marshall's Office - Ms.Marta Libner-Zoniuk.

New flag is yellow with the Arms of Lower Silesia placed centrally on it - the black eagle of the Piasts with the crescent-shaped silver band on its chest, a symbol related to Prince Henry I the Bearded (Henryk I Brodaty - Heinrich I der Bärtige) of the Silesian line of the Piast Dynasty, Duke of Lower Silesia (1201-38) and Duke of Lesser Poland (thus Senior Prince of Poland) 1232-38.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 31 Oct 2008

Based on news arised yesterday in Polish local media, Sejmik (Lower Silesian Parlament) has decided on the new flag of voivodship during their XXXI session on 30 October, 2008.
The gif has been sent earlier by Jarig Bakker as pl!ds108.gif
Zoltan Horvath, 1 Nov 2008

The session was held on Thursday, 10/30 2008.
XXXI sesja Sejmiku Województwa Dolnośląskiego 2008-10-30. Dziś odbywa się XXXI sesja Sejmiku Województwa Dolnośląskiego.
Program:
...
- Pierwsze czytanie uchwały w sprawie uchwalenia projektu Statutu Województwa Dolnośląskiego (druk Nr XXXI/328/a)
- Drugie czytanie uchwały w sprawie wystąpienia z wnioskiem do Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji Publicznej o zaopiniowanie wzorów chorągwi i flagi Województwa Dolnośląskiego (druk Nr XXX/330/a)
....
Source:  http://www.walbrzych.info/?wczytaj=wiadomosci&kategoria=News&show=7086 .
Official Informationen about new flag of Lower Silesia Voivodship:  http://www.umwd.dolnyslask.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=671&Itemid=1 (In Polish)
Flag specification and color palette:  http://umwd.info/prasa/nowa-flaga.pdf (In Polish; 1,5 Mb)
Jens Pattke, 1 Nov 2008

Dolnośląskie Vojvodship obsolete flag

[Dolnoslaskie Vojvodship flag] image by Adam Kromer, from his site.
obsolete flag

The Lower Silesia Vojvodship (Dolnoslaskie) has to change its flag because of the white - red colours are forbidden only for the polish national flag. I heard it this week on the polish public tv. The former german flag for this region was white - yellow.
Jarek Rąbalski, 3 Feb 2008

Despite the efforts of the leadership, the Lower Silesian Legislature (Sejmik) failed yesterday to choose between the two final proposals for the flag of the Voivodship. The debate on the subject was postponed until new session.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 1 Oct 2008

Dolnośląskie Vojvodship coat of arms

[Dolnoslaskie Vojvodship CoA] image by Adam Kromer, from his site.

Dolnośląskie newest flagproposal

[Dolnoslaskie newest flagproposal] image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 17 Oct 2008

Next voting on the choice of the new flag will take place at the end of this month.
The previous proposals will face a new one ( or rather rehashed ones from 2001 - black eagle on golden flag, either in the center of it, or in the canton)
The choice of new flag in September was hampered by the overwhelmingly negative opinion by the general public and was a pawn in the political infighting in the Legislature (Sejmik) between the coalition of PO (Citizen's Platform) and its partner PSL (Polish Peasants' Party on one side and PiS (Law and Justice) on the other. (PO didn't want PiS to take credit for the new flag)
The new (old) propsal was submitted yesterday by the Marshal of Sejmik (Legislature), Mr.Marek Łapiński of PO (Citizen'sPlatform) and is virtually assured passage in the incoming vote due to the majority which the coalition commands now and to the anticipated better reception by the general public, which called the September proposal either "Prussian flag" or "flag of the Luftwaffe".
The black eagle on gold reflects better both Polish and German heritage of Lower Silesia and should be more acceptable to the citizens of the Voivodship.
Attached is a proposal with the eagle in the canton.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 17 Oct 2008

Dolnośląskie new flagproposals

[Dolnoslaskie new flagproposal] image by Jarig Bakker, 15 Sep 2008

This is just to make you aware of the upcoming vote in the Lower Silesian legislature (Sejmik) to chose the new flags (territorial and ceremonial) from among two final sets of proposals. The vote is supposed to take place this month (September), although the precise date wasn't announced yet.
Attached are the final proposals which would be subject to vote by the Legislature.

Public reaction is rather lukewarm, most of the respondents don't like neither one of the proposals.
The CoA stays the same as before.
Source: this webpage.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 11 Sep 2008

Dolnośląskie new flagproposal #2

[Dolnoslaskie new flagproposal #2] image by Jarig Bakker, 15 Sep 2008

Dolnośląskie new flagproposal #3

[Dolnoslaskie new flagproposal #3] image by Jarig Bakker, 15 Sep 2008