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Map of the Osijek and Baranya County.

Osijek and Baranya County - Communities

Osječko-baranjska županija - općine

1. Antunovac
2. Bilje
   • Bilje, ca. 1998
3. Bizovac
4. Čeminac
   • Novi Čeminac, 2002 – 2006
5. Čepin
   • Čepin, proposal ca. 2006
6. Darda
7. Donja Motičina
8. Draž
9. Drenje
10. Đurđenovac
11. Erdut
12. Ernestinovo
13. Feričanci
14. Gorjani
    • Gorjani, 1994 – 199x
15. Jagodnjak
16. Kneževi Vinogradi
17. Koška
18. Levanjska Varoš
19. Magadenovac
    • Šljivosevci, 1993 – 1997
20. Marijanci
21. Petlovac
22. Petrijevci
23. Podgorač
24. Podravska Moslavina
25. Popovac
26. Punitovci
27. Satnica Đakovačka
28. Semeljci
29. Strizivojna
30. Šodolovci
31. Trnava
    • Trnava, 1995 – 2007
32. Viljevo
33. Viškovci
34. Vladislavci
35. Vuka

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 are the communities of Donja Motičina, Magadenovac and Vladislavci are formed, while Đurđenovac, Feričanci and Podgorac were included from Požega and Slavonia County. Several communities underwent minor spelling changes of their name at the same time. In 1998 communities of Jagodnjak i Šodolovci are formed, and in 2003 Novi Čeminac, that was added to community of Čeminac in 2006.

• Osijek and Baranya County
• Croatia - Counties
• Croatia

Antunovac

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The coat of arms of Antunovac is argent St. Antony of Padua, Doctor of the Church, stantant clead as Franciscan monk proper haloed holding in his right arm Jesus Infant clead argent both haloed or and in his left hand a lilly flower argent seeded or and stalked vert. St. Anthony is the patron and namesake of the community. The flag is red with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle. The ceremonial flag is dark red gonfalon with three trianguarly ending tails, the middle one being longer and each ending with a tassel, all bordered yellow and containing in the middle the golden bordered coat of arms, the name of the community above and batch of wheat ears and an oak branch below.

Until 1994 the name was Antunovac Tenjski.

Bilje

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The coat of arms of Bilje is Vert a hunting horn proper and in chief a reed sheaf fesswise or. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms in the middle. There is also a ceremonial flag, with fly ending as triangle, with the coat of arms in the middle, green inscription of the community name above and two green branches below.The table flag, shown here is matching the ceremonial flag.

Bilje, ca. 1998

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The coat of arms of Bilje in use until the adoption of the current symbols is Azure a Bar Argent in chief a Fish nainaint Or and in base three crossed barley ears of the last. The coat of arms was set in the middle of a red flag. The importance of agriculture, in first place grain production is showed with three-row barley stalks. National park of Kopačevski Rit, marshy region around confluence of the Drava into the Danube, provided food to the inhabitants for centuries, and is still today very attractive fishing area.

Bizovac

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The coat of arms of Bizovac is gules a fount forming four spots issuing from a masoned well argent on a base vert between two elder trees vert flowered argent. The well and water bursts refer to the thermal spas. The elder (sambucus) trees are native in the area. The flag is blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle. The ceremonial flag is a blue gonfalon ending triangularly with golden fringe, with the coat of arms in the middle, yellow name of the community in two lines above and an oak branch and a garb of corn ears below it.

Čeminac

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The coat of arms of Čeminac is Azure a Lion rampant double-queued Or holding a Plough-share Argent. The plough-share (Cro. lemeš) is frequent element of the rural communities' coats of arms in Slavonia (and Hungary, too). The flag is light blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle.

Čepin

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The coat of arms of Čepin is azure a sunflower or and in base a crescent increscent argent. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it. The sunflower symbolizes the sunflower production and the sunflower oil, main products of the community. The crescent and the blue background of the coat of arms are derived from the family arms of Adamović Čepinski (Adamovich de Csepin) family: azure a lion or rampant sinister standing on a crescent argent and propping of a collum of the same issuant from the crescent and in the chief sinister a mullet or. The symbols were publicly promoted on a celebration of 750th anniversary of the first mention of Čepin in documents, on 17th April 2009.

Čepin, proposal ca. 2006

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A proposal for the coat of arms of Čepin publicazed in 2006 is azure a sunflower or seeded vert and in base a crescent increscent argent. The flag to go with it is light blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it. This was subsequently replced with the current design adopted in 2008.

Darda

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The coat of arms of Darda is azure a semi griffin or crowned of the same langued gules issuant from a crown also or holding in his dexter a sabre argent handeled or and in his sinister three roses gules seeded and barbed argent and slipped sable. The coat of arms is based on the family coat of arms of Esterházy von Galantha, one of the most important Croatian noble families and rulers of Darda in 19th century. The ancient Esterházy caot of arms was similar, but the griffin was shown completely, standing on the crown. Kazimir Esterhazi built a castle in Darda that is a cultural monument today. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms in the middle.

Draž

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The coat of arms of Draž represents two traditional occupations in the region - hunting and fishing: Or between a pair of antlers gules a fish nainaint azure. The ceremonial flag adorns this coat of arms with the name of the community above and vine branch with grapes below.

Drenje

The coat of arms of Drenje is vert two bars argent with lines of partition each forming three dendral protrusions. The design is probably chosen as canting for the name meaning "bush" or "grove". Twelve trees formed in the coat of arms represent the 12 settlements (villages) that the community encompasses. The table flag is dark blue ending triangularly, with the coat of arms in the middle, name of the community above and ornament below, containing of four wheat ears and a bunch of grapes.

Đurđenovac

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The coat of arms of Đurđenovac is argent an own proper standing on an oak branch vert fesswise having in dexter three leaves of the same and two acorns or. The flag is blue with the coat of arms in the middle bordered yellow. The ceremonial flag is blue ending triangulalry with the coat of arms in the middle, the name of the community above and with corn ears and oak branches below it. Đurđenovac was established in 1873 as the centre of the woodworks industry in the Slavonian woods. The owl and the oak branches reminds to the oak woods. Two versions of the ceremonial flag were reported, photo of the one with lozenges on the Heraldic Art site, the community site seems to insist that the one without lozenges is used.

Until 1997 Đurđenovac was part of the Požega-Slavonija County.

Erdut

Erdőd/Ердут

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The coat of arms of Erdut is vert a fess argent from which protrudes a pall toward base and in chief a wine barell or. The barell represents the famous wine cellars of Erdut and specifically a barrel of 75 000 liters of the Erdut celler famed to be the largest wine barrel in use and the tau cross symbolizes the flow of the river Drava into Danube that is situated near the place Aljmaš at the central norther border of the community. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms in the middle. The ceremonial flag is a yellow gonfalon with three tails triangularly ending with tassels and with the coat of arms in the middle. Above the coat of arms is in green letters inscribed the name of the community while below the coat of arms are the same inscriptions in Serb and Magyar languages that are official in the community. In the outer tails are ornaments of green vine branches with golden bunches of grapes and in the middle is an ornament of corn ears forming the wattle.

Feričanci

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The coat of arms of Feričanci is or a vine press proper with two bunches of grapes azure and leaves vert. The community is situated on the northern slopes of the Krndija mountain where wine production is traditional, explaining the charges of the coat of arms. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms bordered golden in the middle. Probably there is also a ceremonial flag.

Until 1997 Feričanci was part of the Požega-Slavonija County.

Gorjani

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The coat of arms of Gorjani is gules a crowned serpent erect eating an orb all or. This is in fact the coat of arms of the Gorjanski family from the 14th century who were rulers of the town (they were also rulers of Brinje, where the stone carving of the arms is preserved). The flag is light blue with the coat of arms in the cenre of it bordered yellow. The ceremonial flag is atypically of different colour, beige gonfalon with the coat of arms in its centre, the name of the community aobve and an oak branch and a garb all golden yellow - depicted here based on the description only.

Gorjani, 1994 – 199x

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The coat of arms of Gorjani adopted on the occasion of celebration of 750 anniversary of the first written mention of the settlemen is per fess, in dexter argent a church sable issuant from a mount gules on which is running a marten of the second and in the chief also gules a mullet of the first and in sinister azure a crowned serpent erect sable eating an orb of the same. The eight times bent snake with the orb is taken from the coat of arms of Gorjanski family, the mullet is for the Morning Star symbolizing the renaissance and hope, and its rounded points remind to the Slavonian medieval coins. The church pictured is the old Church of the Three Holy Kings in Gorjani, with embattlements symbolizing the defence against enemy, while the marten in the base designate Gorjani affiliation to Slavonia. The flag was designed and produced at the same time: vertically divided into blue and white with red squares along the fly edge forming a trinagle 1+2+3, and overall the coat of arms. The colours as said to symbolise: blue - unity and concordance, white - equality, red - freedom and patriotism. This design was not approved by the Central State Office for Administartion, and since adoption of the new symbols for the community, they are used as the symbols of the village of Gorjani itself.

Kneževi Vinogradi

Hercegszőlős/Кнежеви Виногради

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The coat of arms of Kneževi Vinogradi is vert three bunches of grapes or with slip conjoined on a tun affronty proper and in chief a wheat ear fesswise. The grapes and the barrel refer to the name of the community, meaning Duke's Vinyards, and the wheat ear depicts the other most important product of the region. The green background as well as the yellow field of the flag represent the argicultural wealth of the community. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms in the centre.
The 2007 amendments to the Statutes change slightly the blazon, changing the depiction of the barrel.

Koška

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The coat of arms of Koška is azure three maize ears flanked with two leaves or issuant from a mount vert. The flag is blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle.

Levanjska Varoš

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The coat of arms of Levanjska Varoš is vert a stag head or afrontee ensigned with a stone well sprinkling water argent. The flag is green with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a light yellow gonfalon ending with three triangularly ending tails, with the coat of arms in the centre of it, the name of the community in an arch and two lines in green above and green oak ornaments with yellow oaks in the tails. A similar table flag is used, green with triangular fly, yellow border and inscriptions and two oak branches.

Magadenovac

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The coat of arms of Magadenovac is azure an oil derrick sable between an oak branch and a corn stalk both or all issuant from a base vert. The flag is green with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it.

Established in 1993 as the community of Šljivoševci, with the seat of administration in the village of the same name, in 1997 the community name and the seat changed to Magadenovac.

Petlovac

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The coat of arms of Petlovac is azure a plough share-argent palewise between a wreath of palm branches or and in chief a billhook argent handeled or. This coat of arms probably originates from late XIXth century. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms in the middle.
The ceremonial flag is a pale yellow gonflaon ending in three triangularly ending tails, with the coat of arms bordered golden in the centre of it, above the name of the communities in two arches in green letters and below crossed branches of oak and linden.
What was presumably the unofficial flag of the community was shown on a celebration on the occasion of uncovering of a monument in Baranjsko Petrovo Selo. Unfortunately the sighting was far to brief to have any ore detailed info, but this: the flag in ratio 1:2 contains a yellow wide Scandinavian cross (width approximately 1/3 of hoist, forming square fields next to the hoist), the fields formed by the cross are each in its own colour red, blue, green and black. In the centre of the cross is a black rooster (canting the community name) standing on two wavy lines apparently along the entire horizontal bar of the cross.

Petrijevci

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The coat of arms of Petrijevci is Gules two keys or in saltire with wards down and out and in base a bar of the same. The keys are no doubt a reference to the namesake of the community St. Peter. The bar represents the river Karašica and reminds to previous name of the place - Karaševo. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms in the middle. The ceremonial flag is also light blue, vertical gonfalon with three tails with triangular endings each containing a yellow oak branch ornament. The coat of arms is in the middle and the name of the community above in two arches.

Podgorač

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The coat of arms of Podgorač is azure a garb or and on a border sable eighteen lozenges or. The ear garb signifies the argicultural base of the region while the bordure is taken from the family coat of arms of Pejačević, who owned Podgorač among their other possesions. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle. The ceremonial flag is a blue gonfalon ending triangularly with golden fringe. In the middle is the yellow bordered coat of arms topped with the name of the community and with two bunches of ears below it.

Until 1997 Podgorač was part of the Požega-Slavonija County.

Popovac

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The coat of arms of Popovac is vert a stork proper between two oxen horns or. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a light yellow gonfalon ending triangularly with the golden fringe, the coat of arms bordered golden in the centre of it, above the name of the community in an arch and a line and below a wreath of a vine branch and a sheaf of three grain ears. A table flag of similar design, yellow with a green border is also used.

Punitovci

Flag unknown.

The coat of arms of Punitovci pictures in red shield on green base a shadoof, i.e. a counterpoised sweep, yet an other element characteristic for the Slavonian lowlands.

Strizivojna

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The coat of arms of Strizivojna is Argent a Bull's Head afrontee proper and on a Chief Gules two Mullets Or. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms in its centre. The vertical flag is also recorded in use.

Trnava

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The coat of arms of Trnava is gules a bunch of grapes or with two leaves vert in a chalice argent on a mount vert. The chalice represent the "presence of diocese" in the region, while the grapes symbolise the viticulture. The coat of arms is vaguely based on the previously used, unapproved coat of arms. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms in the centre. The ceremonial flag is white gonfalon bordered golden, ending triangularly with golden fringe along the bottom, with the coat of arms bordered golden in the centre, the golden inscription of the community name above it in an arch and a line, and with two green vine brances with yellow bunches of grapes below.

Trnava, 1995 – 2007

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The coat of arms of Trnava used since 1995 was not approved by the Central state office for administration, so it was replaced in 2007. The coat of arms was in a red shield with a green double mount, forming with the pointing end of the shield in the base a green heart shape. From the heart is issuing a white cross from which is issuing a semi-sun with eight rays. In the base of the green part are: a red bunch of grapes in the centre, two yellow wheat ears in dexter and an golden oak leaf with three acorns in sinister. The flag that accompanied this coat of arms was a bicolour of yellow over green with the coat of arms in the centre.

Viljevo

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The coat of arms of Viljevo is Gules a Saltire Argent between four Corn Ears Or. The flag is Bordeaux red with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle. The ceremonial flag is a dark Bordeaux red gonfalon ending in three triangularly cut tails, with the coat of arms in the centre of it, the name of the community inscribed golden in two arches above and a wreath of wheat ears below.

Until 1997 the community was named Viljevo Donje.

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