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List of county flags in Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship

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Source revisionSep 23, 2025
Entity authorityQ126949063 ↗
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The following list includes flags of the counties of the Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.

A flag is a sheet of fabric of a specific shape, colour and meaning, attached to a spar or mast. It may also include the coat of arms or emblem of the administrative unit it represents. In Poland, territorial units (municipal, city, and county councils) may establish flags in accordance with the Act of 21 December 1978 on badges and uniforms.” In its original version, the act only allowed territorial units to establish coats of arms. It was not until the "Act of 29 December 1998 amending certain acts in connection with the implementation of the state system reform" that the right for voivodeships, counties, and municipalities to establish a flag as the symbol of their territorial unit was officially confirmed. This change benefited powiats, which were reinstated in 1999.

In 2024, 18 out of 19 poviats (Grudziądz County is the only one without a flag) and all four city counties had their own flag in the Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship.

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