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Map of the Vukovar and Srijem County.

Vukovar and Srijem County - Communities

Vukovarsko-srijemska županija -općine

1. Andrijaševci
   • Andrijaševci, 1994 – 1999
2. Babina Greda
   • Babina Greda, 2003 – 2004
   • Babina Greda, 1994 – 2003
3. Bogdanovci
4. Borovo
5. Bošnjaci
6. Cerna
7. Drenovci
8. Gradište
   • Gradište, 1993 – 1998
9. Gunja
10. Ivankovo
11. Jarmina
12. Lovas
13. Markušica
14. Negoslavci
15. Nijemci
16. Nuštar
17. Privlaka
18. Stari Jankovci
19. Stari Mikanovci
20. Štitar
21. Tompojevci
22. Tordinci
23. Tovarnik
24. Trpinja
25. Vođinci
26. Vrbanja

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 Privlaka and Vođinci were formed and in 1998 Negoslavci and Markušica. In 2006 the communiyt of Štitar was formed.

• Vukovar and Srijem County
• Croatia - Counties
• Croatia

Andrijaševci

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The coat of arms of Andrijaševci is argent a hound rampant holding in its jaws a loaf of bread or. The dog shown is Croatian Sheepdog (Hrvatski ovčar), typical for black hair, indigenous for this region. The flag is red with the coat of arms in the middle bordered yellow. The table flag is a variation of the ceremonial flag, red gonfalon with three triangularly ending tails containing oak ornaments, with the coat of arms in the middle and the name of the community above.

Andrijaševci, 1994 – 1999

The symbols adopted by Andrijaševci in 1994 were different. The coat of arms was in a shield shape, with the Croatian tricolour above a marten topping the shield. The shield showed on a light blue background a smaller shield with eight visible red-white cheques. Below it, on a dark blue background was a part of the Gothic arch from Rokovačke zidine [Rokovac walls]. In the right was the Church of St. Andrew in Andrijaševci and on the left the Church of St. Roch in Rokovci. The churches are set on a green background, representing banks of the Bosut river connected with a bridge. In the lower part of the arms, on dark blue background was a cart wheel, oak leaf, acorn and wheat ear, characterizing the basic activities of the region.
The flag is diagonally into white and golden-yellow with the coat of arms in its centre, slightly towards the top.

Babina Greda

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The coat of arms of Babina Greda is azure a fess or in the chief a mullet also or and in the base a bar argent. The fess is canting (greda means a beam), representing the legendary "beam" - the higher non-flooded ground next to the rivers where the place deveoped, the star is a symbol of god Mars connecting the coat of arms with the coat of arms of Slavonia, while the white bar symbolizes the rivers of Sava and Berava. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms in the centre.

Babina Greda, 2003 – 2004

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The decision of 2003 that was soon amended defined the red border around the shield, slightly smaller coat of arms in the flag and the somewhat unusual dimensions of the flag of 90×190 cm.

Babina Greda, 1994 – 2003

The coat of arms of Babina Greda adopted in 1994 was "in a shield shape, on a light blue background in the centre of which is a chequy field (a part ofthe Croatian arms signifying the republican identity). Behind the chequy field two white horse heads are issuing, one to the left and the other to the right, symbolizing the love of our people towards these animals as well as the traditional cultural-artistic manifestation 'Konji bijelci...' [White horses... - being the initial words of a popular folk song]. In the chief of the shield, between the two horse heads it is stylized tower of the St. Laurent Church in Babina Greda. In the base of the shield are set two wheat garbs coloured golden-yellow, symbolizing the wealth of the region as well as the basic activities during the centuries - the argiculture." The flag was golden-yellow vertial flag with the coat of arms set in the centre slightly towards the top.

Borovo

Borovo - Борово

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The coat of arms of Borovo is gules a scythe, a knife and a plough argent and in base two corn ears with a blue ribbon. It was granted in 1884. The flag was introduced in use ca. 2001, yellow with the coat of arms in the middle.

Bošnjaci

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The coat of arms of Bošnjaci is vert a bread (?) or in a wooden mould proper. The flag is green with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle. The ceremonial flag is dark green gonfalon ending triangulary with golden fringe, the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle, name of the community above and wheat garb and oak branch below it.

Cerna

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The coat of arms of Cerna used since mid-90's (although it was not formally adopted, apparently) is in a blue shield with yellow base forming two cotized triangles, from it is raising a maroon cross with two cross-bars interlaced with the Croatian chequy shield infront of a yellow square lozenge bordered yellow, which border forms two wattled squares in the base. The shield is topped with a white ribbon inscribed red CERNA. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms in the middle. The height of the coat of arms is 2/3 of the width of the flag.
In February 2008 the community begun procedure for adoption of new symbols, as the previous could not be approved by the central authorities, since they do not conform to the heraldic tradition.

Gradište

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The coat of arms of Gradište is gules a fleur-de-lis fleury and in chef two gourds or with double wattle sable. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms in the middle. Unlike the usual custom that it is of the same colour, the ceremonial flag is a blue gonfalon with three triangularly ending tails, the middle one being longer, with the coat of arms in the middle, the name of the community in two arched lines above and three oak branches ornaments in the tails.

Gradište, 1993 – 1998

The coat of arms of Gradište adopted in 1993 is described so: "[it] is in a shield shape, in ratio of width and height 1:1.25. It is divided horizontally in two fields with a line contoure of the Gradište hill - the most important relief feature of the teritory. In the top blue field, on the contoure it is standing a chapel and to its left four stations of the Cross, symbolizing the sacral gropu of buildings - so called Kalvarija - unique and dominant characteristic of Gradište. The location of the _Danica_ star [Morning star] (coloured yellow) - an ohter important issue of our nationality - in the COA matches that in reality. The lower field of the shield is in fact a segment of the historical Croatian arms - the cheques. In the top white field - belowe the small church - a gourd, recounts in a tighter sence on the colouring of gourds - the original gradište art, but also on the inclination of the citizens to ennoble thier everyday lifes. In the lower white field in contoures - the drawing of a marten - also a detail from the state arms, as a sign of affiliation to Slavonia. The entire shield is edged with a yellow border. Above the shield is a ribbon with the name of the place. The ribbon is blue and the letters are white, 'Bold' in type."
The flag was yellow vertical flag with two stripes near the dexter edge (1+2+1+2+14) and the coat of arms set in the top half of the sinister yellow field. "The two blue stripes are the two rivers of the region - Bosut and Berava, at the west of the community territory and the yellow stripes represent the corn fields, in fact the main activity of the inhabitants - the agriculture."

Gunja

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The coat of arms of Gunja is azure St. Jacob stantant holding a staff in his dexter and a scroll in his sinister and wearing a bag ensigned with a shell all or. This refers to the Church of St. Jacob the Apostle built in Gunja in 1849. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms bordered golden in the middle.

Ivankovo

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The coat of arms of Ivankovo is argent a cornucopia maroon with a sunflower, grapes, apple, pear, wheat and corn all proper. The flag is golden-yellow with the coat of arms bordered golden-yellow in the cetre of it. The table flag is in form of a yellow gonfalon ending triangularly bordered green with the coat of arms in its centre, the green inscribed name of the community above and green branches of oak and linden below.

Jarmina

The coat of arms of Jarmina is per fess wavy or divided into azure and vert and in the last an apple and a bunch of grapes all or. The flag is blue with the coat of arms in its centre.

Lovas

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The coat of arms (emblem) of Lovas shows St. Michael as Roman warrior in somewhat unusual posture, holding an oval shield with a Latin cross and inscription "Quis ut Deus" (who is like God, the Latin translation of the meaning of the Hebrew name Michael) and with flaming sword held above his head in a white shield bordered golden including the name of the community inscribed in the base. The table flag is buff (or beige) vertical flag with the coat of arms in its centre and the name of the community inscribed along the bottom. It seems that the regular flag is not used and apparently the symbols were not approved by the central authorities.

Negoslavci

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The coat of arms of Negoslavci is gules a Latin cross bottony or. The flag is blue with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle.

The Negoslavci Community was formed in 1998 seceding from the community of Bogdanovci.

Nijemci

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The coat of arms of Nijemci is azure on a mount vert a fortress embatteled and walled argent with loop holes and opened doorway sable with doors maroon and a cross above the doorway also sable, to sinister of the fortress a horse rampant sable and in chief dexter a crescent and in sinister a mullet both or and in base two embowed bars wavy argent. The flag is vertically divided into green and white with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle (this probably describes a vertical flag). These symbols were probably not approved by the Central state office for administration.

Nuštar

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The coat of arms of Nuštar is azure St. Anne holding the baby Jesus in her dexter sitting on a bench argent and reading from an open book also argent on her lap. St. Anne, mother of Virgin Mary is the patron of the community. The flag is blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle.

Privlaka

Flag unknown.

The coat of arms used by Privlaka is or a bend sinistre argent overall a church also argent roofed gules. It is a representation of the local parish chuch of St. Martin the Bishop, bult in the end of 18th century.

The Community of Privlaka was formed in 1997 seceding from the previous community of Otok. The name of the community is often attributed Privlaka kod Otoka for differenciation of Privlaka kod Nina.

Stari Jankovci

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The coat of arms of Stari Jankovci is gules two corn ears or in saltire issuant from the base. The flag is light blue with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle. These symbols supersede those adopted in February 2003, including a ceremonial flag, too, however, the details of the previous symbols are not known. There is also a ceremonial flag being a white gonfalon with three triangularly ending tails of which the central one is longer, each ending with a golden tassel. The coat of arms in the centre toped with the name of the community in three rows and with a golden floral ornament below it.

Stari Mikanovci

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The coat of arms of Stari Mikanovci is azure a double vessel or on a mount vert. The vessel shown is an ancient vessel from the Vučedol culture (3000 - 2300 BC) found in Mikanovci. The flag is blue with the coat of arms bordered white in the centre. A table flag is used of light blue bordered white with triangualar ending, with the coat of arms in the middle bordered white, the name of the community inscribed above yellow and branch of oak and a bunch of maize in the base.

Štitar

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The coat of arms of Štitar is in a triangular shield argent a hawk maron armed or holding a shield gules. The shield in the coat of arms is canting for the community name meaning a shieldbearer. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms in the middle bordered yellow.

The Štitar Community was formed in 2006 seceding from the city of Županja.

Tordinci

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The coat of arms is gules a chief and a pale argent. The flag is blue with the coat of arms in the middle. The tau-cross in the coat of arms is the initial of the community name.

Tovarnik

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The coat of arms of Tovarnik is azure a ploughshare argent in pale above a scythe and a rake sable bladed argent in saltire and two corn ears crossed in base. These are said to be symbols of villages of Tovarnik and Ilača. The coat of arms is the historical coat of arms of Tovarnik, based on the 1860 seal and coloured by Laszowski. The flag is a horizontally divided into seven stripes of golden and white with the coat of arms in the middle. The status of the symbols (approval by the cnetral authorities) is unknown.

Trpinja

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The coat of arms is Or a Trefoil slipped Vert. The flag is blue with the coat of arms in the middle.

Vođinci

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The coat of arms of Vođinci is gules a plough or. The flag is blue with the golden bordered coat of arms in its centre.

The Vođinci Community was formed in 1997 seceding from the community of Stari Mikanovci.

Vrbanja

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The coat of arms of Vrbanja is "in a squarish shield, vert, in chief oak leaves and an acorn or and in base four wheat ears also or". The flag is white with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle.

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