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 zachary harden
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image by Zoltan Horvath, 02 January 2015
Őrbottyán is a town in Pest county, Hungary. Bottyán is an old Hungarian 
given name for boys, meaning mace. Prefix Őr literally means "guard" in 
Hungarian and refers to the nearby hill Őrhegy, which was a fortress in the 
middle ages. The today settlement was created in 1970 with the unification of 
two small villages, named Őrszentmiklós and Vácbottyán. It became town in 2013.
Zoltan Horvath, 02 January 2015
Its flag consists of three horizontal stripes which are blue, white and blue. 
The coat of arms is placed in the middle of the white stripe. It is red-white 
striped, and a golden bell is depicted on a blue field, representing the 
bellfounding. This foundry is a local manufacture. The shield is flanked by an 
ear of wheat and a grape leave.
Images of its flag:
http://www.orbottyan.hupont.hu/felhasznalok_uj/1/3/136009/kepfeltoltes/orbottyan.jpg
http://www.orbottyan.hupont.hu/felhasznalok_uj/1/3/136009/kepfeltoltes/aug20-2.jpg 
Zoltan Horvath, 02 January 2015
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image by Zoltan Horvath, 02 January 2015