Bihać - Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bihać is an city in the most northwestern parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the canton of Una-Sana which it is also the capital. Influenced by many cultures over the centuries but most of the times by the Ottoman Empire, which Bihać was the most western city of the empire. The area has an rich fertile soil and the location is very strategic, still today it's from Zagreb the capital of Croatia the shortest route to the Dalmatian coast through here. Bihać has an population of around 56 thousand and 88% are Bosniaks, 6% are Croats, 2% are Serbs. The rest are from other former Yugoslavian countries and the Roma people. By the long Ottoman domination most of all Bosniaks became Muslims and that can been seen in the to mosques converted churches. The Fethija mosque is an good example is the only gothic mosque in Europe and the oldest gothic building in the entire country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the Bosnian War in the 90s the city and region recovering to become an place to visit again, the river Una is an great place to raft, kayak and other wild water things to do. So let's take an look at the flag.

The flag has three horizontal stripes which the middle one is wider, the colors are blue, white and teal (blue green). The colors are derived from the coat of arms of Bihać, so continue with that. The blue on the bottom is the river Una and the wavy teal band is the island where Bihać is built up. The white fort of Bihać is not more exist anymore is in the center of the arms, the meaning is not known but i think it has to do with the strategic location where many war fought over. Upper left there is an white rosette symbolize tolerance in the changing cultures trough history, Upper right there is an yellow symbolize modern heritage and orientation of the town. An okay looking flag, bonus points of the use of teal.