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| official_name = Krada
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Święciżar]]
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'''Krada''' ({{wp|Rusyn language|Narodyn}}: Крада) is the largest city of the [[West Miersa|Miersan Federation]], situated in the [[Święciżar]] voivodeship, of which it serves as the voivodal capital. As of the 2017 census, the urban area of Krada has a population of 891,411 people, making it the largest city fully under the control of [[West Miersa]].


First founded around the twelfth century as a fort to deter bandits on one of the major trade routes, Krada was a minor settlement. Its fortunes began to grow when in 1607, it became the capital of the Święciżar voivodeship, and it only intensified when after the [[War of the Miersan Succession]], it became the capital of the [[Narozalic Empire|Narozalic]] [[Miersan Governate]] in 1638. Due to this, it was officially granted city status by the Narozalic authorities in 1643.
The '''flag of [[Surrow]]''' is the {{wp|national flag}} of Surrow. Designed in 1891 by [[Ervin Suchet]], it was adopted in 1916 after Surrow gained full {{wp|self-government}} from [[Rythene]] by the [[Parliament of Surrow|Surrowese Parliament]] the previous year over the [[#Red ensign|red ensign]] previously used until 1916, or [[Joerg Angstroem]]'s [[#Surrowese Tricolor|tricolor]], and retained its status as Surrow's flag after its independence from Rythene in 1950.


Over the next two centuries, Krada's stature grew, as government officials from Narozalica moved to Krada to help administer the governate, and later, by internal migration as the city continued growing. This led to a flourishing of culture and arts, while Krada became a centre of education, with the opening of the [[University of Krada]] in 1753. By the turn of the nineteenth century, a sizable {{wp|Rusyn people|Narodyn}} community existed in the city, forming a {{wp|dominant minority}} against the majority {{wp|Polish people|Miersan}} population.
==Design==
The flag is comprised of a centred white [[Tyrnican cross]] on a Rythenean green field, with the {{wp|Big Dipper}} on the canton.


In the nineteenth century, Krada continued its growth, facilitated by the (TBC).
When the flag was designed by [[Ervin Suchet]] in 1891, the flag was made similar to the [[Flag of Rythene|Rythenean flag]] of that time, with Suchet declaring in a pamphlet which saw the flag be distributed that the green was to "symbolise our islands' indisputable Rythenean heritage," white "for the purity of the souls who inhabit this far northern land," the cross representing both "the [[Perendism#Symbols|Sword of Perende]] spreading civilisation" to the [[Native Surrowese]] and Surrow's "indisputable Rythenean heritage," and the Big Dipper "representing our land being the closest to the {{wp|North Pole}}." Suchet did not include any red in the flag design as he claimed that "no Surrowese blood has ever been spilled in any war."


==Etymology==
However, per the [[Constitution of Surrow]], the green is meant to symbolise Surrow's {{wp|krummholz|tuckamore}} forests that cover much of [[Holcot Island]], the white is meant to symbolise the long winters that Surrow experiences, the cross is meant to symbolise Surrow's democratic traditions, and the Big Dipper is meant to represent Surrow's geographic position as the northernmost nation of [[Maurceania Major]].
The name '''Krada''' is believed to derive from the masculine singular present transgressive form of the {{wp|Proto-Slavic|Proto-Marolevic}} word *''kràsti'', or "to steal," suggesting that the area around Krada was historically a hotspot for {{wp|banditry}}, with {{wp|bandits}} and other criminals based in present-day Krada often preying on the trade routes going over the [[Środek Hills|Środek]] connecting northern and southern [[Euclea]].


The name for those born or resident in the city are ''Kradians'' ({{wp|Polish language|Miersan}}: ''TBC'').
==Historic flags==
===Red ensign===
[[File:Surrowese_red_ensign.png|250px|thumb|left|Red ensign]]
The first Surrowese flag was adopted in 1859, when the Rythenean government granted the Colony of Surrow the right to have its own {{wp|civil ensign}} to be used by Surrowese civilian boats. The Surrowese red ensign is comprised of the Rythenean {{wp|red ensign}}, with the Rythenean flag in the canton, and the [[Coat of arms of Surrow|colonial seal]], comprised of the shield of the [[Coat of arms of Surrow|Surrowese coat of arms]] surrounded by the text "Colony of the Surrow Islands" on a white disk in the fly half.


==History==
The red ensign became associated with the Surrowese colonial government, and in 1866, the red ensign was declared by the Surrowese colonial government to be its {{wp|state ensign}}, allowing ships owned by the Surrowese government to use the red ensign. From the 1870s onward, the Surrowese red ensign was increasingly used on land by both the colonial government and by Surrowese civilians, and in 1886, the colonial government officially adopted the Surrowese red ensign as its official flag, "to be used in all circumstances where a local flag is deemed neccessary," although the Rythenean flag remained a co-official flag of Surrow. By the 1890s, the Surrowese red ensign became the only flag regularly flown at government buildings, with the Rythenean flag being consigned to military bases or at [[Government House, Holcot Inlet|Government Inlet]].  
===Prehistory===
===Middle Ages===
[[File:2017-05-07_Kościół_Św._Idziego_we_Wrocławiu.jpg|150px|thumb|right|[[Saint Nicholas Church]], oldest building still extant in Krada, 2017]]
Krada first appears in the historical record around 1100 CE, when either the King of [[Firencja]], or the voivode of [[Święciżar]] ordered the construction of a fort to "guard the trade routes" into the [[Środek Hills|Środek]]. Tradition gives the fort's construction as taking place on 6 December, 1103, or on the {{wp|feast day}} of {{wp|Saint Nicholas}}.


Despite its position on the trade routes, Krada never became a prominent destination on the north-south Euclean trade routes, as most of the goods tended to go towards the coasts, or towards TBD, where they could be transported west to [[Pavatria]], or east towards TBD. Although throughout the centuries, Krada grew, by 1500, its population was recorded as only being around 15,000 people, with most of its residents working in the surrounding fields.
However, the Surrowese red ensign faced competition from both Suchet's flag and the Surrowese tricolor, leading to the Surrowese red ensign declining in popularity until it was replaced in 1916 with Suchet's flag design. The red ensign remained in use as a civil ensign until 1950, but by then, the red ensign has fallen into "virtually complete disuse" in favor of the Surrowese national flag.


By the turn of the seventeenth century, Krada was still largely insignificant, but in 1607, the voivodal capital was moved from [[Strozyk, Święciżar|Strozyk]] to Krada, after a fire destroyed most of the community. This led to a slight population increase in Krada, as the voivode and their officials moved from Strozyk to Krada. However, Krada was still smaller than Strozyk by 1622.
===Surrowese Tricolor===
[[File:Surrowese_Tricolour.png|250px|thumb|right|Surrowese Tricolor]]
In 1887, [[Joerg Angstroem]] designed a green-white-blue {{wp|tricolor}} for the [[Fishermen's Protective Union (Surrow)|Fishermen's Protective Union]] as a party flag. According to Angstroem, green was meant to represent the Rythenean population, white was meant to represent Surrow's long winters, and blue was meant to represent the Tyrnican population, with Angstroem seeing the [[#Red ensign|red ensign]] used by the Surrowese government at the time as being "too Rythenean to be accepted by a sizable portion of the Surrowese population."


During the [[Miersan Interregnum]], Krada remained largely insignificant, although its position as the capital of the voivodeship of Święciżar did give Krada a more important status in the [[Miersan Republic]] than it otherwise would have experienced. However, with the outbreak of the [[War of the Miersan Succession]] between Miersa and both [[Gaullica]] and [[Narozalica]], who sought to take control of [[Miersa]]... (TBC)
Angstroem's flag became popular, with the flag being extensively promoted by the Fishermen's Protective Union throughout the late 1880s and early 1890s. By the mid-1890s, the Surrowese Tricolor became a popular flag, especially among Surrow's Tyrnican population. However, its rise in popularity among the Surrowese Tyrnican population led to a decline in the flag's popularity among Surrow's Rythenean population, especially in the context of the then-ongoing [[Surrowese language question]], with ethnic Rytheneans trending towards flying the red ensign, or towards Suchet's flag. This led to the Fishermen's Protective Union changing its flag in 1896 from the tricolor to a blue banner with a white fish.


===Early Narozalic rule===
With the outbreak of the [[First Great War (Levilion)|First Great War]] in 1908, the colonial government banned the Surrowese tricolor as the colonial government feared that the flag could be used by "traitors who seek to bring Surrow back under the Tyrnican yoke." Although the flag was relegalized in 1913 after Tyrnica negotiated a separate peace with the Coalition, high levels of anti-Tyrnicanism at the time meant that the Surrowese Tricolor was not adopted by the Surrowese government in 1916, and the flag largely fell into disuse until the mid-1940s, when the [[Independence League (Surrow)|Independence League]] adopted the flag and used it to promote Surrowese independence, with leader [[Todd Lester]] proposing that the flag be adopted as the flag of an "independent Surrow."
[[File:Ratusz2noc.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Historic City Hall of Krada, 2006]]
Following the conclusion of the [[War of the Miersan Succession]] in 1638, Krada found itself in the [[Narozalica|Narozalic]]-occupied regions. As the [[Duchy of Żobrodź]] was created to serve as a buffer state between Narozalica and [[Gaullica]], the Narozalic authorities needed to establish a capital for their occupied regions, in order to effectively administer the [[Miersan Governate]].


While other cities were considered to become capital of the Miersan Governate, Krada's central location in the governate, combined with its location south of the [[Środek Hills|Środek]], in conjunction with the fact that there was ample room for expansion, meant that Krada was selected by the [[Narozalic Empire]] to serve as the capital of the Miersan Governate.
However, [[Ted Fisher]]'s decision to keep the current Surrowese flag led to the Surrowese Tricolor falling back into disuse. The Surrowese Tricolor would only see a revival in the mid-1980s, with [[Deacon Parker]]'s administration encouraging its use as a "secondary Surrowese flag," with a particular focus on touristic areas. Since then, the Surrowese Tricolor has become more popular, particularly in and around [[Holcot Inlet]] and [[Tern Harbour]].


This decision led to the rise of Krada as a major political centre, as government officials moved to Krada in order to set up the administration of the governate: thus, in 1643, Krada was officially given city status.  
==Gallery==
Below are a list of flags used by the Surrowese government in the modern day.


This influx of people led to economic growth, making Krada an important economic centre in the Miersan Governate, and by 1650, it was estimated that Krada's population had increased sixfold from what it was in 1500, to 90,000 people, of which a fifth were {{wp|Rusyn people|Narodyn settlers}}.
<gallery>Surrow_Flag.png|National flag
 
Surrow_presidential_standard.png|Presidential standard
Following the failure of the [[First Miersan Uprising]] in 1687, the Duchy of Żobrodź was partitioned, with the city of [[Żobrodź]] ending up under Narozalic rule. While there were proposals to move the governate's capital to Żobrodź from Krada, the location of Żobrodź near the border with Gaullica led to concerns that in the event of a war between Narozalica and Gaullica, the Miersan Governate would quickly fall to Gaullican control. Thus, Krada would remain the capital of the governate. By 1700, the population of Krada reached over 100,000 people, which although it was smaller than Żobrodź was at the time, meant that Krada was one of the major cities in the western regions of [[Miersa]].  
Surrow_military_flag.png|Military flag
 
Surrow_constabulary_flag.png|Constabulary flag</gallery>
With the population and economic growth, Krada became a centre for culture and arts in the eighteenth century, initially among the Narozalic officials and Narodyn settlers who migrated there, but with increasing numbers of {{wp|Polish people|ethnic Miersans}} making their way to Krada, it also became a centre of Miersan culture, although Żobrodź continued to play a more important role than Krada in this regard. In 1753, the [[University of Krada]] was opened, which became a centre of learning in the region, especially relating to {{wp|mathematics}} and {{wp|astronomy}}.
 
By 1800, Krada's population had risen to approximately 120,000 people, with a quarter of the city's population being ethnic Narodyn. While much of the Narodyn population in Krada formed the upper class, few of the Miersan majority were part of the upper class, with substantial inequality existing between the two communities.
 
===Industrial Revolution===
===Great War===
===Independence===
With the independence of the [[West Miersa|Miersan Federation]] on 3 October, 1936, Krada became the {{wp|provisional capital}} of the newly-founded country, as although the [[West Żobrodź|western neighbourhoods]] of the city of [[Żobrodź]] was to become the capital of West Miersa, as Krada had been the administrative centre of the [[Narozalica|Narozalic]] [[Miersan Governate]], many of the government buildings were in Krada.
 
In the immediate wake of independence, around half of the city's {{wp|Rusyn people|Narodyn}} population left, as they were largely employed with the Narozalic government. Despite this, the 1937 census still shown 527,396 people residing in the city of Krada, of which 87,883 people were Narodyn, or about one-sixth of the local population, while 394,498 people, or 74%, were {{wp|Polish people|Miersan}}.
 
During this period, although most of the country's political institutions left Krada for [[West Żobrodź]], it remained one of the three major cities in the fledgling state, alongside West Żobrodź and [[Sechia]], and was relatively undamaged by the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]] compared to either Żobrodź or Sechia. This effectively allowed Krada to have an economically dominant role in West Miersa.
 
(TBC)
 
===Modern era===
 
==Geography==
 
==Government==
 
==Demographics==
As of the 2017 census, Krada has a population of 891,411 people, making it the largest city under the full control of the [[West Miersa|Miersan Federation]].
 
(TBC)
 
==Culture==
As the largest city under [[West Miersa|West Miersan]] control, Krada has become a major cultural centre, particularly given most of its residents have origins across all of [[Miersa]], and the city of Krada only began developing in the seventeenth century.
 
(TBC)

Latest revision as of 04:59, 16 December 2024

Surrow
Surrow Flag.png
UseNational flag
Proportion5:8
Adopted1916
DesignA centred white Tyrnican cross on a Rythenean green field with the Big Dipper on the canton

The flag of Surrow is the national flag of Surrow. Designed in 1891 by Ervin Suchet, it was adopted in 1916 after Surrow gained full self-government from Rythene by the Surrowese Parliament the previous year over the red ensign previously used until 1916, or Joerg Angstroem's tricolor, and retained its status as Surrow's flag after its independence from Rythene in 1950.

Design

The flag is comprised of a centred white Tyrnican cross on a Rythenean green field, with the Big Dipper on the canton.

When the flag was designed by Ervin Suchet in 1891, the flag was made similar to the Rythenean flag of that time, with Suchet declaring in a pamphlet which saw the flag be distributed that the green was to "symbolise our islands' indisputable Rythenean heritage," white "for the purity of the souls who inhabit this far northern land," the cross representing both "the Sword of Perende spreading civilisation" to the Native Surrowese and Surrow's "indisputable Rythenean heritage," and the Big Dipper "representing our land being the closest to the North Pole." Suchet did not include any red in the flag design as he claimed that "no Surrowese blood has ever been spilled in any war."

However, per the Constitution of Surrow, the green is meant to symbolise Surrow's tuckamore forests that cover much of Holcot Island, the white is meant to symbolise the long winters that Surrow experiences, the cross is meant to symbolise Surrow's democratic traditions, and the Big Dipper is meant to represent Surrow's geographic position as the northernmost nation of Maurceania Major.

Historic flags

Red ensign

Red ensign

The first Surrowese flag was adopted in 1859, when the Rythenean government granted the Colony of Surrow the right to have its own civil ensign to be used by Surrowese civilian boats. The Surrowese red ensign is comprised of the Rythenean red ensign, with the Rythenean flag in the canton, and the colonial seal, comprised of the shield of the Surrowese coat of arms surrounded by the text "Colony of the Surrow Islands" on a white disk in the fly half.

The red ensign became associated with the Surrowese colonial government, and in 1866, the red ensign was declared by the Surrowese colonial government to be its state ensign, allowing ships owned by the Surrowese government to use the red ensign. From the 1870s onward, the Surrowese red ensign was increasingly used on land by both the colonial government and by Surrowese civilians, and in 1886, the colonial government officially adopted the Surrowese red ensign as its official flag, "to be used in all circumstances where a local flag is deemed neccessary," although the Rythenean flag remained a co-official flag of Surrow. By the 1890s, the Surrowese red ensign became the only flag regularly flown at government buildings, with the Rythenean flag being consigned to military bases or at Government Inlet.

However, the Surrowese red ensign faced competition from both Suchet's flag and the Surrowese tricolor, leading to the Surrowese red ensign declining in popularity until it was replaced in 1916 with Suchet's flag design. The red ensign remained in use as a civil ensign until 1950, but by then, the red ensign has fallen into "virtually complete disuse" in favor of the Surrowese national flag.

Surrowese Tricolor

Surrowese Tricolor

In 1887, Joerg Angstroem designed a green-white-blue tricolor for the Fishermen's Protective Union as a party flag. According to Angstroem, green was meant to represent the Rythenean population, white was meant to represent Surrow's long winters, and blue was meant to represent the Tyrnican population, with Angstroem seeing the red ensign used by the Surrowese government at the time as being "too Rythenean to be accepted by a sizable portion of the Surrowese population."

Angstroem's flag became popular, with the flag being extensively promoted by the Fishermen's Protective Union throughout the late 1880s and early 1890s. By the mid-1890s, the Surrowese Tricolor became a popular flag, especially among Surrow's Tyrnican population. However, its rise in popularity among the Surrowese Tyrnican population led to a decline in the flag's popularity among Surrow's Rythenean population, especially in the context of the then-ongoing Surrowese language question, with ethnic Rytheneans trending towards flying the red ensign, or towards Suchet's flag. This led to the Fishermen's Protective Union changing its flag in 1896 from the tricolor to a blue banner with a white fish.

With the outbreak of the First Great War in 1908, the colonial government banned the Surrowese tricolor as the colonial government feared that the flag could be used by "traitors who seek to bring Surrow back under the Tyrnican yoke." Although the flag was relegalized in 1913 after Tyrnica negotiated a separate peace with the Coalition, high levels of anti-Tyrnicanism at the time meant that the Surrowese Tricolor was not adopted by the Surrowese government in 1916, and the flag largely fell into disuse until the mid-1940s, when the Independence League adopted the flag and used it to promote Surrowese independence, with leader Todd Lester proposing that the flag be adopted as the flag of an "independent Surrow."

However, Ted Fisher's decision to keep the current Surrowese flag led to the Surrowese Tricolor falling back into disuse. The Surrowese Tricolor would only see a revival in the mid-1980s, with Deacon Parker's administration encouraging its use as a "secondary Surrowese flag," with a particular focus on touristic areas. Since then, the Surrowese Tricolor has become more popular, particularly in and around Holcot Inlet and Tern Harbour.

Gallery

Below are a list of flags used by the Surrowese government in the modern day.

  • National flag

    National flag

  • Presidential standard

    Presidential standard

  • Military flag

    Military flag

  • Constabulary flag

    Constabulary flag

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