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Page created: 3rd October 2000 Last updated: 2nd October 2011
The FAME is a site devoted to the systematic and scientific study of flags and coats of arms. Such symbols often bear strong political and other messages. Inclusion of those symbols here does not mean that the author supports or approves of the ideas they may stand for.	This site is harvested for the NSK digital archives.

Map of the Međimurje County.

Medjimurje County - Communities

Međimurska županija - općine

1. Belica
2. Dekanovec
3. Domašinec
4. Donja Dubrava
5. Donji Kraljevec
6. Donji Vidovec
7. Goričan
8. Gornji Mihaljevec
9. Kotoriba
   • Kotoriba, ca. 1995 - 2007
10. Mala Subotica
11. Nedelišće
    • Nedelišće, 199x – 2002
12. Orehovica
13. Podturen
    • Podturen, 2004 – 2007
14. Pribislavec
15. Selnica
16. Strahoninec
    • Strahoninec, proposal 2003
17. Sveta Marija
    • Sveta Marija, 199x – 2006
18. Sveti Juraj na Bregu
19. Sveti Martin na Muri
20. Šenkovec
21. Štrigova
22. Vratišinec

The regulations on the local flags in Croatia require that a flag of a city or community be of a field of one colour with the coat of arms in the middle or offset towards hoist. Most of the communities follow this rule.
In 1997 the communities of Dekanovec, Gornji Mihaljevec, Orehovica, Sveta Marija and Šenkovec were formed, and in 2001. Pribislavec too.

• Medjimurje County
• Croatia - Counties
• Croatia

Belica

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The coat of arms of Belica is vert three potato flowers argent seeded or. Potato is among the most important of the agricultural products of Međimurje. The flag is green with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle.

Dekanovec

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The coat of arms of Dekanovec is azure a clarinet proper and a feather argent in saltire. These charges refer to Florian Andrijašec, the most famous person from Dekanovec, a musical pedagogue and gatherer of the folk music of the region. The flag is blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle. The ceremonial flag is blue with the coat of arms in the middle, the name of the community above and floral ornament below ending with three tails with tassels.
Artistic details extrapolated from a small original, so limited in accuracy!

The community of Dekanovec seceded from the community of Domašinec in 1997.

Domašinec

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The coat of arms of Domašinec is vert two grain flails or in saltire. The flails are agricultural tools used for threshing of wheat. The flag is green with yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle. The ceremonial flag is a green triangularly ending gonfalon with the coat of arms in the middle, beneath it two garbs of wheat, in the top inscription in two lines.

Donja Dubrava

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The coat of arms of Donja Dubrava is gules an oak tree eradicated or and in the base a cannon sable. The oak tree refers to the name Dubrava meaning an oak groove. The flag is blue with a yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle. The flag is consecrated on 13. july 2003. The ceremonial flag is also blue with the coat of arms, the name of the community above and oak and linden branches below, ending triangularly with a golden fringe.

Donji Kraljevec

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The coat of arms of Donji Kraljevec is argent a horse sable rampant and in a chief vert a crown or. The crown is canting the name of the community. The flag is white with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle. The ceremonial flag is a green gonfalon ending triangualrly with golden fringe with the coat of arms in the middle the name of the community above and an oak branch and a sheaf of wheat below it.

Donji Vidovec

The proposed coat of arms of Donji Vidovec is azure two swords argent hilted or in saltire and in chief scales or. The proposed flag seems to be yellow with the coat of arms in the centre of it. A variant proposal is the same coat fo arms on a golden shield background and on a blue flag. These are not yet formally adopted symbols, but are used by the community nevertheless.

Goričan

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The coat of arms of Goričan is gules a mount issuant from the base vert and in the chief argent three roses azure seeded or. The mount in the coat of arms is canting as the palce name suggest it to be on a higher ground - a hill. The flowers are meant to be forget-me-nots. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms in the middle bordered yellow. The ceremonial flag is a light blue gonfalon ending triangularly and with golden fringe with the coat of arms in the middle, above it golden inscription 'OPĆINA GORIČAN' and below it a wheat stalks.

Kotoriba

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The coat of arms of Kotoriba is vert from a base wavy argent issuan a wooden fort proper. This is depiction of the wooden fortification of Kotori, built in 17th century by Zrinski's of Čakovec for protection against Turkish raids and where Petar Zrinski won a victory in 1646 while the remaining Turks drowned retreating in the river Mura. The fort was made of wooden beams of square layout and with circular bastions in the corners and there was a wooden house in the middle for about hundred soldiers stationed there. With the retreat of the Turkish threat in 18th century, the fort was abandoned and soon perished, however the merchant city around it (gained merchant rights in 1715) continued to flourish. The flag is blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow set in the middle. The symbols were ceremonially consacrated in Kotoriba on 14th September 2007.

Kotoriba, ca. 1995 - 2007

Flag unknown.

The community of Kotoriba used a logo similar to a coat of arms for some time, but it did not conform to the requirements for communal heraldry. The logo showed the 18th century church of Seven sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Cross, one of the biggest churches in the north-west Croatia. In May 1999 the community made a public concourse for the new symbols, and the previous symbols was virtually abandoned from use.

Mala Subotica

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The coat of arms of Mala Subotica is argent a mullet of nine azure. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms next to the hoist. The nine points refer to the number of settlements in the community: Držimurec, Mala Subotica, Orehovica, Palovec, Podbrest, Strelec, Sveti Križ, Štefanec and Vularija.

Nedelišće

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The coat of arms of Nedelišće is vert a printing binding press or with a book argent leathered gules. The printing press is chosen to represent that in Nedelišće was one among the oldest printer's shops in Croatia. The flag is green with the coat of arms in the middle bordered yellow.

Nedelišće, 199x – 2002

No flag.

Nedelišće was using the printing press as its symbol even before the adoption of the current coat of arms. The unofficial coat of arms of Nedelišće was Vert on a Fess Argent a Printing Press Sable and in base a Mullet of Ten of the second.

Orehovica

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The coat of arms of Orehovica is canting argent a walnut proper (walnut = orah). The flag is light blue with the coat of arms in the middle, bordered yellow.

The community of Orehovica seceded from the community of Mala Subotica in 1997.

Podturen

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The coat of arms of Podturen is argent a mill wheel proper and in the base two barrulets wavy vert. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms in the middle. This is slightly modified design of the one adopted in 2004. The wavy lines represent the Mura River that forms the northern border of the community while the wheel represents the main industry on which the community was developed.

Podturen, 2004 – 2007

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The coat of arms of Podturen adopted in 2004 is vert a mill wheel or and in the base wavy azure two barrulets wavy argent. The flag to go with it is blue with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle. The design was declined by the Ministry of Administration for similarity with other already adopted designs, so Podturen decided to change the design slightly, adopting a new one in 2007.

Pribislavec

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The coat of arms of Probislavec is azure three tulips gules slipped and leaved vert issuant from base all gorged together with a crown or of nine pearls argent. The flag is red with the coat of arms in the middle. The ceremonial flag is described as red with three tails with tassels.

The community of Pribislavec was formed in 2001 seceding from the city of Čakovec.

Selnica

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The coat of arms of Selnica is azure a lion winged passant or holding with front paws an open book inscribed 1334. The emblem symbolizes the patron of the community St. Mark. The date refers to the year when the parish was established. The flag is blue with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle (to be confirmed).

Strahoninec

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The coat of arms of Strahoninec is azure a whip embowed-counterembowed or and in base a stump eradicated also or. The whip alludes to the name of the community having the root in the word for fear (strah), and the whip's shape forms the shape of the initial letter S. The flag is red with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle.
The ceremonial flag is a red gonfalon with three triangularly ending tails with tassels, with the coat of arms in the middle, the name of the community above and an oak and a linden branch below it.

The community of Strahoninec was formed in 1997 seceding from the city of Čakovec.

Strahoninec, proposal 2003

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The first published designs of the adopted coat of arms and the flag were in different colours, the coat of arms red and the flag light blue. Apparently, these were only proposals, and finally adopted designs were as above.

Sveta Marija

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The coat of arms of Sveta Marija is azure a St. Mary's crown or, in chief two fleurs-de-lis argent and in base a lace clapper or with a string argent. The community consists of two towns, the crown refers to St. Mary, patron and namesake of the community and the fleurs-de-lis represent the other one - Donji Mihaljevec. The lace clapper represents the lacework this region is reknown of. The flag is dark blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle. The ceremonial flag exists that incudes a lacework pattern below the coat of arms.

The community of Sv. Marija seceded from the community of Kotoriba in 1997.

Sveta Marija, 199x – 2006

No flag.

The coat of arms of Sveta Marija adopted in 1990's is per fess fringed argent azure a crown or bordered argent and vert a fleur-de-lis argent. This design was not confirmed by the Ministry of Administration, but community used it unofficially nevertheless while in process of adopting a new design. There was no flag adopted nor used at the time.

Sveti Juraj na Bregu

Seat of administration: Lopatinec

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The coat of arms pictures in blue shield St. George slaying the dragon standing on a green hill, thus canting the name of the community. The coat of arms bordered yellow is set in the middle of a light blue flag.

Sveti Martin na Muri

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The coat of arms of Sv. Martin is gules a goose argent beaked and membered or carrying in beak a bunch of grapes also or leaved vert and in base a bar wavy argent. The goose refers to St. Martin, who is in the region linked with the ceremonies of young wine, therefore the bunch of grapes. In christian iconography, St. Martin is shown either as dividing his cloak giving a half of it to a beggar, or as bishop with a staff and a goose. The flag is burgundy red with the coat of arms in the middle bordered yellow. The ceremonial flag is also burgundy red with the coat of arms in the middle, the name of the community above and linden and vine branches below, ending triangularly with fringe.

Šenkovec

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The coat of arms of Šenkovec is argent a lion rampant gules golding with his front paws a wing sable. The black wing is probably reference to the Zrinski family who owned the region in late medieval period. The flag is red with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle.

The community of Šenkovec was formed in 1997 seceding from the city of Čakovec.

Štrigova

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The coat of arms of Štrigova is vert a two towered church or issuant from a bunch of grapes of the same within a bordure also or. The church shown is that of St. Jerome (Sv. Jeronim) in Štrigova. The flag is green with the coat of arms in the middle.

Vratišinec

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The coat of arms of Vratišinec is azure a cross patriarchal maroon issuant from the base and in the chief a feather argent fesswise. The cross stands for religious values and the feather for music and education that Vratišinec is proud of. The flag is light blue with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle.

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