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Page created: 14th August 2000 Last updated: 17th July 2010
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 Krapina and Zagorje County.

Krapina and Zagorje County - Communities

Krapinsko-zagorska županija - općine

1. Bedekovčina
   • Bedekovčina, 1995 proposal
2. Budinšćina
3. Desinić
4. Đurmanec
5. Gornja Stubica
   • Gornja Stubica, ca. 1993
6. Hraščina
7. Hum na Sutli
8. Jesenje
9. Konjščina
10. Kraljevec na Sutli
11. Krapinske Toplice
    • Krapinske Toplice, ca. 1999 – 2007
12. Kumrovec
13. Lobor
14. Mače
15. Marija Bistrica
    • Marija Bistrica, ca. 199x
16. Mihovljan
    • Mihovljan, ca. 1995 – ca. 2006
17. Novi Golubovec
18. Petrovsko
19. Radoboj
20. Stubičke Toplice
21. Sveti Križ Začretje
    • Sveti Križ Začretje, 199x
22. Tuhelj
    • Tuhelj, – 1997
23. Veliko Trgovišće
    • Veliko Trgovišće, 1994 – 2005
24. Zagorska Sela
25. Zlatar Bistrica

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 Jesenje, Kumrovec and Novi Golubovec were formed.

• Krapina and Zagorje County
• Croatia - Counties
• Croatia

Bedekovčina

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The coat of arms is adopted as a result of a competition held in 1995. It pictures the court - mansion of Bedekovčina, and a mug, symbol of long tradition of pottery in the area, which before over a hundred years transformed into the bricks and roof-tiles industry.

Bedekovčina, 1995 proposal

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In white shield four wavy bars, two upper red and two lower blue. The red bars represent the roof tiles, i.e. the pottery industry, while the two lower bars and number of waves represent the sever Bedekovčina lakes, artificially made by digging the earth for the tiles. The shield shape is the same as the shield used on the coat of arms of the city Zabok, of which Bedekovčina was part until 1993. The flag is golden representing richness of the area bordered with Croatian tricolour - traditional ornament of region.

This proposal, in several variants based on the same idea, was adopted by the Community council of the community of Bedekovčina on 24^th November 1995, as the second awarded on the competition held for the coat of arms and the flag. The first awarded proposal was adopted latter on for the coat of arms and the flag, shown above.

Budinšćina

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The flag is orange with the coat of arms in the middle. The coat of arms is vertically divided in blue and green with two red lions rampant combatant holding together a silver Latin cross. The coat of arms image here is somewhat artistically rendered since no details are available.

Desinić

Flag unknown.

The coat of arms is chequy gules and argent, on a mount vert a castle argent. The design is almost certainly rejected by the Minsitry of Administration. The castle in the coat of arms is representation of Veliki Tabor, a medieval fort situated near the town.

Đurmanec

Flag unknown.

The coat of arms pictures St. George and in the chief a linden leaf, the cheques and a bunch of grapes.

Gornja Stubica

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The coat of arms is silver on a green hill inflamed red a golden crown - bull's muzzle. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms in the middle.
Ceremonial flag is vertically hoisted blue banner with the coat of arms in the middle, above it in three arcs the name of the community and below two linden branches, all bordered golden.
The simple crown inflamed symbolize the leader of the peasant's uprising of 1573, Matija Gubec. The uprising was the largest in this part of Europe and its centre was in Gornja Stubica by an impressive still standing linden tree. A simple iron crown was used in torture when Gubec was put to death after capturing.

Gornja Stubica, ca. 1993

Flag unknown.

The coat of arms used in early 1990's is divided with a bend argent in chief azure St. George argent and in base gules on a mount vert a linden tree proper. The shield is topped with a mural crown with mantle azure and argent in dexter and gules and or in sinister and on a ribbon or below there is the name of the community. The linden tree refers to the peasant's uprising.

Hraščina

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The coat of arms is gules a mullet of eight or within a border of the same. The flag is blue with the coat of arms in the middle.

The community uses spelling Hraščina, while the state law uses form Hrašćina the former being the local dialect version which should be official.

Hum na Sutli

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The coat of arms is Azure a glass bottle Argent. The bottle is of spherical body and thin cylindrical neck. The flag is blue with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle.
The ceremonial flag is a blue gonfalon with three tails ending in triangles, bordered yellow and with golden tassels at each fly end. In the middle is the coat of arms, above the name of the community and below two linden branches.
The glass production in Hum has long tradition, and the laboratory glass is still one of the most important products of the community.

Jesenje

Seat of administration: Gornje Jesenje

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The coat of arms of Jesenje is vert a dove displayed argent haloed or and in base a cup or from which is poiring water argent. The chalice stands for the patrron, Saint John the Baptist, and the dove for the Holy Ghost. The flag is green with the coat of arms in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a green gonfalon ending triagularly and fringed with gold, the coat of arms bordered golden is set in the centre of it, topped with white inscription "Općina Jesenje", and with branches of vine and chestnut trees beneath.
Gonfalon drawing based on partially visible photo!

The Community of Jesenje seceeded from the City of Krapina in 1997.

Konjščina

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The coat of arms is vert a horse head erased argent pierced with an arrow and voulned gules. The flag is dark green with the white bordered coat of arms set near the hoist.

Kraljevec na Sutli

Flag unknown.

The emblem shows the Croatian chequy field and a cross with a divine eye and a dove.

Krapinske Toplice

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The coat of arms of Krapinske Toplice is vert a wooden vat proper pouring water conjoining the base wavy azure. The flag is blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle.

Krapinske Toplice, ca. 1999 – 2007

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The coat of arms of Krapinske Toplice adopted in 1990's was in a red bordered silver shield a blue "fountain-heart". The flag was blue with the coat of arms in the middle. These apparently did not received the Ministry approval, but were used nevertheless.

Kumrovec

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The coat of arms of Kumrovec is party per bend gules and argent in spades line. The design is frequent in folk art of the region, especially in woodwork, and in Kumrovec is situated an ethological museum in open built around the birth house of Marshal Tito. The flag is dark blue with yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle.

The Community of Kumrovec seceded in 1997 from the Community of Tuhelj.

Lobor

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The coat of arms of Lobor is per chevron reaching the cheif gules and argent and in the last a cross crosslete of the first. The flag is blue with the yellow outlined coat of arms in the middle. The ceremonial flag is dark blue gonfalon bordered yellow and ending with three triangularly finished tails and edged with golden fringe along the bottom containing the golden bordered coat of arms in the middle, above it the name of the community OPĆINA arched and LOBOR in stright line and in the tails ornaments of vine branches, tripple wattle and oak branches.

Mače

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The coat of arms of Mače is Azure a mount vert issuant from base pierced with a sword argent hilted or in bend with water pouring from the spot. The flag is blue with the golden bordered coat of arms in the middle.

Marija Bistrica

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The coat of arms of Marija Bistrica is azure the Black Madonna with Child both crowned with old Croatian crown proper stantant over a crescent pendent argent. The ancient Black Madonna from 15th century is revered icon of the main Croatian Marian pilgrimage site at Marija Bistrica, connected with numberous miracles. The two crowns, shaped as the old national rulers' crowns, were presented for the statue in 1935 by Zagreb Archbishop Bauer. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms in the middle.

Marija Bistrica, ca. 199x

Flag unknown.

The emblem used in 1990's shows the Croatian cheques and the local church.

Mihovljan

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The coat of arms of Mihovljan is azure St. Michael, clead azure, winged argent, holding a raised sword, standing above a church also argent roofed gules on a base vert infront of a raising sun or and in the base two miner's hammers sable in slatire. The flag in use is tricolour of blue over green over black with the coat of arms in the centre of it. The colours symbolise the mining tradition in the community - sky, land and coal. St. Michael is a patron and namesake of the community.

Mihovljan, ca. 1995 – ca. 2006

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The emblem used prior to the current one included also the Croatian chequy field, as the background of the shield and was topped with a tricolour ribbon including the name of the community. This was also used on a blue-green-black tricolour without the ribbon.

Novi Golubovec

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The coat of arms of Novi Golubovec is vert a dove displayed argent an in base two mining hammers sable in saltire. The dove (Croatian golub) is canting the place name and the two hammers remind to the coal mines that brought prosperity to Golubovec even if they are now closed for over 30 years. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms in the middle. The ceremonial flag is a yellow gonfalon with three rectangular tails containing green oak ornaments, the coat of arms in the middle and the name of the community in green letters above.

The Community of Novi Golubovec seceded in 1997 from the Community of Mihovljan.

Petrovsko

Flag unknown.

The coat of arms of Petrovsko is azure two keys or in saltire wards down between two mullets of six of the same and in the chief inscribed PETROVSKO. The design was probably rejected by the Ministry of Administration. The keys are, of course, refering to St. Peter, the namesake and patron of the community.

Radoboj

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The coat of arms of Radoboj is quartered or and sable. The colours have been chosen to represent the two ores that once were main product of Redoboj - coal and sulphur. The flag is green with the coat of arms in he middle, symbolizing the agriculture of the region.

Stubičke Toplice

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The coat of arms pictures the source under a chapel in front of the hills. The source stands for the spas (toplice meaning thermal spa), while the chapel is St. Catherine chapel. The coat of arms is in a way canting since the place was named Kapelšćak until 1960's, referring to the chapel, the modern one shown of the coat of arms built in 1814. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms in the middle, reported in use both vertically and horizontally. The prescribed dimensions of the flag are 150×300 cm, with the coat of arms in the middle perpendicular to the length measuring 50×60 cm.

Sveti Križ Začretje

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The coat of arms is azure a cross or and in a chief argent a helmet azure lined and crowned or and visored gules manteled dexter gules and or and sinister azure and argent. The flag is white with yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle. The mantled helmet is said to be a detail from the coat of arms of Erdödy, though there surely it has been used above the shield and not in it.
The ceremonial flag is a white trangularly ending gonfalon with golden fringe at the base, the coat of arms in the middle the name of the community in two arches above and ornament below consisting of six stalks of wheat and whie branches.

Sveti Križ Začretje, 199x

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Until the end of 1990's Sv. Križ Začretje used an overburdened unheralded coat of arms that was at the end simplified. Flag was white with the coat of arms in the middle and the name of the community arched beneath it.

Tuhelj

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The coat of arms of Tuhelj is azure St. Mary's crown or between twelve stars in an annulet and in a chief argent three goutes de larmes. The crown is that from the statue of the Mary, patron of the community, to whom the ring of stars also refers. The water drops symbolise the thermal spa for which Tuhelj is famous. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms in the middle.
The table flag is also light blue, vertical flag ending triangularly with the coat of arms in the middle, the name in two arches aboe and two linden branches below.

Tuhelj, – 1997

Flag unknown.

The coat of arms used by Tuhelj community showed the obelisk of the monument to the Croatian anthem erected on the site where the song was written. Since the 1997 reorganization the site is no longer in Tuhelj Community (but in Kumrovec), so the emblem is no longer used.

Veliko Trgovišće

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The coat of arms of Veliko Trgovišće is azure a purse or. The purse is reference to a marketplace, indirectly canting the name of the town. The flag is green with the coat of arms bordered golden in the middle.

Veliko Trgovišće, 1994 – 2005

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The coat of arms of Veliko Trgovišće initially adopted was per pale dexter chequy gules and argent and sinister vert overall conjoined a pale and a chief argent. The vertical white pale and the chief together form the shape of the letter T for Trgovišće, but also for Tudjman, the first president of the Republic of Croatia, who was born there. The flag was adopted at the same time as the coat of arms in mid-1990's, a bicolour white over blue with the coat of arms in the middle, and was briefly used. It was rejected by the Ministry of Administration and the use was suspended.

Zlatar Bistrica

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The coat of arms of Zlatar Bistrica is vert a turkey or standing on a four-spoked wheel sable issuant from a bar wavy argent. The flag is light blue with a yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle.

In the 1997 legislation the name of the community was Zlatar-Bistrica.

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