Voronezh Oblast

The flag of Voronezh Oblast, Russia, is red rectangle with width/length ratio 2:3 depicting the elements of the coat of arms of the oblast: yellow mountain slope coming down from the hoist side, formed of big stones, with white pitcher toppled over, from which water is pouring.
==Symbolism==
* Mountain stands for hilly landscape of the oblast.
* Pitcher stands for richness and fertility of the oblast's soils. State Symbols of Russia
==History==
On July 1, 1997, the Oblast Duma adopted a flag of the oblast based on flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic: red rectangle with blue stripe along the hoist side, charged with the coat of arms of the oblast.
==Proposal==
In Octoper 2007 a project of the new flag appeared at the official site of the oblast administration.State symbols of Russia and Voronezhskaya Oblast at the site of Voronezhskaya Oblast administration
==References==
*Flags of the World
Category:Central Federal District
Category:Proportions 2-3
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Category:Russian Federal Subjects