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by Zeljko Heimer, 8 January 1999
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County of Zadar (Zadarska z<upanija), Croatia. Adopted
18-JUN-1998. Ratio: 1:2.
Source: contact with the designer, Bojan Livakovic/,
architect from Zagreb
Zeljko Heimer
Recently I was contacted by the autor of the new flag of the
County of Zadar, Croatia, who provided me info on the issue: The
County of Zadar (Zadarska z<upanija) was made by the partial
territorial reorganization of Croatia on 1-JAN-1997, from the
former county of Zadar-Knin (Zadarsko-kninska z<upanija -
Didn't have a flag or CoA), by excluding from it some parts that
more naturally belong to Sibenik surroundings. The former county
did not addopt the flag not CoA.
The flag and CoA are adopted on 18-JUN-1998, as a result of
public concurse, on which Bojan Livakovic/, architect from
Zagreb, got the winning prize for his design.
CoA: Azure, a church of St. Cross Argent; in chief Argent, an
olive branch proper.
Flag: horizontally wavy divided bicolour of white over blue, with
golden bordered CoA of the County in the middle. Ratio 1:2.
Zeljko Heimer, 8 January 1999
The County of Zadar bears in her coat of arms the church of
St. Cross on blue background, and a branch of olive in white
chief. The flag is horizontaly wavy divided white over blue
bicolour with the golden bordered coat of arms in the middle.
The ceremonial flag of type called gonfanon is not
officially prescribed, but in use never the less. The church of
St. Cross is in Nin, bulit in 9th century in old Croatian
pre-romanic style. In Nin, today small town north of Zadar was in
864 AD established the first diocese on territory under Croatian
rulers. The olive branch represent not only one of the
traditional products of the region, but is also symbolic for
peace. The County of Zadar is situated in northern Dalmatia. It
was formed in 1993 as the County of Zadar and Knin and included a
larger parts of hinterland that de jure was part of Knin
Kotar, but was in fact occupied and was part of Republic of
Srpska Krajina. In the 1997 reform the southern parts of that
hinterland were transfered to Sibenik County.
Zeljko Heimer
by Zeljko Heimer, 18 January 1999
Ceremonial flag of the County of Zadar (Zadarska
z<upanija), Croatia, unofficial design
Date: CoA and official flag adopted 18-JUN-1998
Source: contact with the designer, Bojan Livakovic/,
architect from Zagreb
I mentioned that there exists an unfofficially used vertical flag
of the County, as I was informed by the flag designer. Today I
have received from him the image of that unofficial, but still
used, flag. It is used as a ceremonial flag of the county,
vertically hoisted, whith "tails" at the lower end.
Zeljko Heimer, 18 January 1999
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by Zeljko Heimer
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