Styria - Austria

Styria is an Austrian state and in German they called it Steiermark, also there is an traditional region of Styria in Slovenia what in Slovenian is Štajerska. The area was split after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian empire at the end of World War I. Styria has an population of around 1.2 million and there are three region's. East Styria (Oststeiermark) with capital Graz and in it's neighbourhood the world famous Arnold Schwarzenegger is born, also the Alps begin in the south. The river Mur act as an border with West Styria (Weststeiermark) and this region is sparsely populated,  with many hills. Upper Styria (Obersteiermark) and this is the party with the most nature, like mountains, hills, forests and those alpine lakes. So let's take an look at the flag.

The had two vertical stripes in the colours white and green, wich are derived from tbe coat of arms. There are two version the one without the arms, that one is for civilian usage. The other one with the arms can only use by the local government, so let's continue with that version. There is an mythical white panther with red horns and it's fire breathing. Styria use this heraldic panther since the 12th century and other nations use the animal for centuries. The early Christian writer Physiologus used the animal in his book about animals as the diffusion of the gospel, the panther diffused an sweet scent as symbol of good. All the animals follow this scent, only the dragon didn't his only enemy which is the symbol of evil. This is all about conversion to the Christian faith. Also the green colour is derived from the fir, this tree grows in abundance in Styria. The crown on top is from an duke, once Styria was duchy in the Austro-Hungarian empire. Nothing wrong with the flags,  simple and solid even with the arms.