The seal

It is impossible to find a definitive answer to the question of when Strakonice was granted the right to use its own seal. Ferdinand I, in response to a plea by Grand Prior Jan of Vartenberk (1534-1542), granted the town a privilege defined as follows: “Also to all citizens do we grant this special privilege so that they use the same seal that they have used since time immemorial for all municipal needs...” This quotation proves that Strakonice must have used the town seal before that. It is obvious that the original permission resulted from the privilege granted to Grand Prior Jan of Rožmberk (1511-1532). When he was in the office, the town’s privileges were confirmed and enhanced considerably. In relation to the solidification of the municipal government, it is very likely that the right to seal municipal documents might have been granted around 1526.

The coat-of-arms

It was granted to the town in 1525. In the blue coat-of-arms there is a silver fortification wall with 2 embrasures on both sides. Between them there is a battlemented gate with a golden lattice. Above it you can see a silver tower with 2 battlements and 2 windows and a red roof with 2 cupolas on the top. On both sides of the tower there is a little red emblem. The right emblem has a silver cross in the middle and on the left one there is the silver Landštejn rose with a golden middle and green calyx leaves.

The town flag

The privilege to use the town flag was granted in 1992. The flag reflects the historical role of the Bavor noble family ruling the town from 1235 to 1402 and the Knights of St. John Order (Maltese Knights) connected with the town from 1402 up to 1925.

It is an oblong divided diagonally into two triangles, the upper red part with the Bavor arrow and the lower yellow part with the Maltese cross. The rate of length to breadth is 3:2.