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Map of the Osijek and Baranya County.

Osijek and Baranya County

Osječko-baranjska županija

Osijek and Baranya County

Osijek and Baranya County - Cities

Osijek and Baranya County - Communities

Legal notice: The counties, cities and communities in the Republic of Croatia by their decision on adoption and use of the coats of arms and flags limit the use of these symbols only after obtaining an explicit written permission. However, most of the units of local government and self-government by the same decisions explicitly allow the free use of the symbols in the educational and scientific purposes and in the artistic creation, under condition that such use does not offend the dignity and honour of the local unit. The author of these pages considers that the depiction of the coats of arms and the flags here meets the conditions of free use in that sense.

See also:

Croatia - Counties

Croatia

Osijek and Baranya County

Osječko-baranjska županija

Seat of administration: Osijek

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Adopted: 15^th April 1994
Source: Statut Osječko-baranjske županije: Statut Osječko-baranjske županije, Županijski glasnik, 2/95; Odluka o izmjenama Statuta Županije Osječko-baranjske, Županijski glasnik, 2/97; Odluka o dopuni Statuta Osječko-baranjske županije, Županijski glasnik, 3/99.; in: Propisi Osječko-baranjske županije, Osijek 1997.
Odluka o uporabi grba, zastave i imena Osječko-baranjske županije: Odluka o uporabi grba, zastave i imena Županije Osječko-baranjske, Županijski glasnik, 2/94, Odluka o izmjenama Odluke o uporabi grba, zastave i imena Županije Osječko-baranjske, Županijski glasnik, 5/95, Odluka o izmjenama općih akata koji sadrze naziv Županije, Županijski glasnik, 2/97. in: Propisi Osječko-baranjske županije, Osijek 1997.
Rješenje Ministarstva uprave, Kl. UP/I-017-02/94-01/21, Ur. br. 515-04-03/1-95-2, Zagreb, 7. srpnja 1995; on approval of the coat of arms and the flag
Davor Brunčić: Znamenja Županije Osječko-baranjske, Osijek 1993.
Odluka o uporabi grba, zastave i imena Osječko-baranjske županije (Urednički pročišćeni tekst), (2005), www.obz.hr
Odluka o izmjenama Odluke o uporabi grba, zastave i imena Osječko-baranjske županije, 21.12.2007, Županijski glasnik Osječko-baranjske županije, br. 13/2007
Odluka o izmjenama i dopuni Odluke o uporabi grba, zastave i imena Osječko-baranjske županije, 02.10.2009, Županijski glasnik Osječko-baranjske županije, br. 9/2009
Statut Osječko-baranjske županije (pročišćeni tekst), 30.03.2010, Županijski glasnik Osječko-baranjske županije, br. 2/2010
Note: the editorial updated texts in "Propisi..." do not include prescriptions regarding the date of effectivness of the acts, nor their earlier readings.
See also http://www.obz.hr/hr/index.php?tekst=8 on the official county site.
Design: Marijan Sušac i Mladen Radić, Osijek

The coat of arms is based on the arms of the city of Osijek (bridge, late 17th century), County of Virovitica (anchor, 1746) and Hungarian county of Baranya (tower, 1694) and, of course, on the arms of the Kingdom of Slavonia, the running marten between two rivers under a star. In the middle of the coat of arms is combined bridge of Osijek and tower of Baranya, between two rivers, here Drava and Danube. In base there is the Slavonian marten, one of the oldest symbols used by Croats in these region in over thousand years. In chief there is a cross, symbol of faith, representing among others Djakovo city, center of diecese of Bosnia and latter of Djakovo-Srijem; an anchor, historically taken from the coat of arms of Virovitica county, symbol of loyalty, fidelity and hope; and the sixpointed star of Mars, part of the coat of arms of Slavonia since at least 1496, symbol of defense.
The flag has no historical origin. The two stripes are variation of the two rivers symbol, and the choice of colours may have been influenced by the flag of Osijek city. The ceremonial flag is the same, only being fringed with gold. Relative width of the stripes in the flag is 4+5+2+5+4 with the coat of arms set in the middle, its height half the flag width. The coat of arms itself is in ratio 2:3.

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