Naslov
The Croatian county flags

Autori
Heimer, Željko

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

Izvornik
Proceedings of the XXth International Congress of Vexillology / Engene, Jan Oskar - Bergen : Nordic Flag Society, 2004, 305-359

ISBN
82-996983-1-6

Skup
International Congress of Vexillology, Stockholm (20 ; 2003)

Mjesto i datum
Stockholm, Švedska, 27.07.2003. - 01.08.2003

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Flag; County Flag; Coat of Arms; Croatian Counties

Sažetak
Croats started forming counties as soon as they had settled in their present homeland, roughly in the 7th century. As the counties were responsible for defence, their armed units carried flags into battles often ensigned with the county emblems. Toward the 18th century with the liberation of territories from Ottomans, counties were re-established, and granted coats of arms. Flags were made for representation. Some of them are preserved, mainly in the Croatian Historical Museum in Zagreb. The counties were established only on the territories of the crown-lands of Croatia and Slavonia. With the breakup of Austria-Hungary and formation of a new country of Southern Slavs, the concept of counties was abandoned and not re-established until after Croatia gained independence in 1991. The modern counties are entitled to have their coat of arms and their flags. Those counties that have historical coats of arms, in principle, (re)adopt these arms, whereas the other counties adopted newly designed ones. All the counties adopted new flags, according to the requirement of the centralised regulations. These flags consist of a two-coloured field in various geometric divisions, with the coat of arms. Beside the ordinary flag, some of the counties also use richly embroidered ceremonial flags that are produced in one example only.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Politologija, Sociologija, Povijest

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