The Secret History Behind Slovenia's Flag
Slovenia's tricolor was first raised in answer to another flag.
On April 7, 1848, during the revolutions across Europe, the Slovene poet and activist Lovro Toman raised the white, blue and red tricolor in Ljubljana. It was a response to a German flag that had been raised on top of Ljubljana Castle.
The current flag was adopted on June 25, 1991, with the new national arms in the upper hoist corner. They show Mount Triglav, the highest peak in the country, two wavy blue lines for the Adriatic Sea and the rivers, and three golden six-pointed stars taken from the arms of the Counts of Celje. The arms were added to set the flag apart from those of Russia and Slovakia, which use the same three colors.
The date printed on every Slovenia design in our catalog, June 25, 1991, is the same day the flag was adopted: Statehood Day.
A tricolor that answered a flag, and a mountain that made it its own.
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