Naslov
Historical Origins of Contemporary Croatian Municipal Flags

Autori
Heimer, Željko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
27th International Congress of Vexillolgy, London, England, August 2017 / - , 2017

Skup
27th International Congress of Vexillology

Mjesto i datum
London, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 07.08.2017. - 11.08.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Croatia ; municipal flag ; vexillology ; heraldry ; municipal coat of arms

Sažetak
The paper presents a selection of Croatian civic flags presented through their historical versions appearing prior to the 1990s and their modern design. Even if written sources mention early use of city flags, e.g. during the siege of Zadar in 1202, these were, as a rule, neither preserved nor described. The oldest municipal coats of arms appear occasionally in written sources of the 15th and 16th centuries, when preserved flags also start to appear. The trend peaked in the 18th and 19th centuries, when majority of the Croatian cities with a historical coat of arms obtained flags. The 20th century, especially post-World War II period, provided a new standpoint towards such symbols. Since the modern independence of Croatia, more than 400 coats of arms and flags were officially approved in accordance with the law. Among them more than 60 have a firm historical background, but historical flags were recorded for only two dozens, mainly influenced by the Austrian-Hungarian as well as the Italian tradition. These are, as a rule, flags of larger cities, but occasionally of entirely small communities. Considered together, they serve as an evidence for different historical circumstances the local communities were undergoing in various parts of the country

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti, Povijest, Interdisciplinarne humanističke znanosti

Napomena
Zbornik u pripremi

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