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Page created: 13th October 2000 Last updated: 16th January 2014
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Republic of Srpska - Cities and Communities, part II (G-I)

Republika Srpska - gradovi i opštine

• Gacko
• Gradiška
• Han Pijesak
• Istočna Ilidža
• Istočni Drvar
• Istočni Mostar
• Istočni Stari Grad
  • Istočni Stari Grad, 2004 – 2007
• Istočno Novo Sarajevo
• Istočno Sarajevo
  • Istočno Sarajevo, variant
  • Srpsko Sarajevo, 1998 – 2003

• Republic of Srpska
• Bosnia and Herzegovina

Gacko

No flag.

The coat of arms of Gacko is a shield deciting under the blue skies and dark blue mountains yellow fields of Gacko with wavy white and blue lines in base and in the chief Serb tricolour, overall an inescutscheon of Herzegovina (gules an arm embowed issuan from the dexter holding a broken spear) topped with a massoned crown proper. The shield is topped with a red disk with the coat of arms of Serbia, and under the shield is an opened book, all encircled with an oak and a tobacco wreath in a yellow edged blue shield with a red-white-red ribbon inscribed the community name. The flag is not reported.

Gradiška

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The symbol of Gradiška is in a rectangular shield shape with the top edge embowed, with a circular orange notched charge containing blue elements depicting a boat on a river under the mountains, the cross ornament, the oak leaves and maize ears, rainbow arches and white inscription of the municipal name. The top edge of the shield is said to represent šajkača, the Serbian military headgear, as a symbol of "respect towards all victims of defensive wars". The notched circular shape is said to represent an old coin. The symbols within represent the river Sava, the boat in it as symbol of "voyages both to the future and to the past". The mountains represent Kozara, the "invincible and defiant 'blood soaked', spreading its wings to encompass both the city and the river". The cross is said to have triple symbolic: as religious symbol of the Orthodox Church, as the statehood symbol and as an ethnographic detail found as ornament on distaffs (rock, spinning tool). The oak leaves have spiritual symbolic of purity, strength and longevity as well as they are symbols of economy, wood richness and industry. The ears are said to represent the field of Lijevče polje surrounding the city, agriculture and food industry. The rainbow arches symbolize also a bridge. The blue colour is said to represent justice and truth as well as the Serb people. The orange is the colour of old coins, old gold, ripe corn and the rebirth of sun. White is for purity, eternal values and perfection. Orange and white may be replaced with gold and silver in depictions of the arms.
The flag is not prescribed, but white vertical flag with the coat of arms offset towards bottom is used.

Until 1992 the municipality name was Bosanska Gradiška.

Han Pijesak

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The coat of arms of Han Pijesak is Quartered: gules a cross between four fireirons argent, per fess argent and vert dancetty of two, per fess vert and argent in silhuette of two towered building, and barry of six azure and argent. Supporters two wolves or holding staffs with a flag of Srpska in dexter and azure-argent-azure tricolour in sinister. Under the shield a crown or in a pavillion gules and a ribbon inscribed Han Pijesak in Cyrillic in the centre, the year 1895 in dexter and date 9.VIII in sinister. The two peaks in the second field represent the mountainpeaks Igrište and Žep, the thrid field represents the Karađorđevićs castle, and the blue-white stripes are said to represent the healthy mountainous climate. The wolves stand for the wildlife, the date 9 August (in Julian calendar) for the fest of St. Pantaleon, the community day, and the year 1895 is the first mention of the settlements formed around the pre-17th century han (caravanserai, roadside inn). Several variations of the coat of arms with minor differences in details are in use.
The flag is not prescribed. It seems that the blue-white-blue flag (held by the siniter wolf) was intended for the community flag, but the flags in use are white, vertical flags with the coat of arms in the centre and the blue community name inscribed in two lines underneath.

Istočna Ilidža

Flag unknown.

The coat of arms of Istočna Ilidža is a shield coloured in graduated shades of red, blue and white bordered golden and divided by a golden cross, in the first the outlines of the Church of St. Basil of Ostrog at Veljine (Dobrinja), in the second the outlines of city line with skyscrapers, one ensigned with a red Greek cross (representing the Hospital in Kasindo), the third divided with a serrated line representing mountain peaks (Igman) and a wavy line and in the fourth a standing gravestone (stečak) ensigned with rectangular blue field with a cross and four red shapes in white panels surrounding it. Overall, from the third field a figure of St. George on a horse slaying a dragon. On a golden ribbon under the shield is inscribed the full name of the municipality. A flag is not prescribed or used.

The Istočna Ilidža municipality is part of the City of Istočno Sarajevo. Formed from the parts of previous municipality of Ilidža in 1990's, initially named Srpska Ilidža, then shortly in 2004 Kasindo to be renamed to the current name in 2005.
Possibly the same symbol was used prior to 2005 with the appropriate municipality name for the period.

Istočni Stari Grad

Seat of administration: Hreša

Flag unknown.

The coat of arms of Istočni Stari Grad is a white shield quartered with a cross formed of two horizontal stripes red over blue and two vertical stripes red and blue, the chief diveded with a bar per fess red and blue. In the first field a golden Latin cross with four squares tightly around it, in the second a gray masoned tower, in the third a black hammer hitting a pile of gray rocks and in the fourth a green bunch of coniferous trees voided. Over the intersection of the stripes the emblem of Republic of Srpska proper and in the chief inscribed the name of municipality. A flag is not reported.

The Istočni Stari Grad municipality is part of the City of Istočno Sarajevo. Formed from the parts of previous municipality of Stari Grad in 1990's, initially named Srpski Stari Grad, then since 2004 renamed to the current name.

Istočni Stari Grad, 2004 – 2007

Flag unknown.

Prior to the current design, the coat of arms was used with the coat of arms of Republik of Srpska in the inescutcheon. Possibly also prior to 2004, the inscription was Srpski Stari Grad.

Istočno Novo Sarajevo

Seat of administration: Lukavica

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The coat of arms of Istočno Novo Sarajevo is white shield with a Latin cross with four letters S above a silhuette of a mountain (Trebević). In the base a tricolour of Srpska and an opened white book. It is said for the book to represent faculties in municipality. A square blue flag with the coat of arms is reported, also vertical table flags with the coat of arms in the bottom.

The Istočno Novo Sarajevo municipality is part of the City of Istočno Sarajevo. Formed from the parts of previous municipality of Novo Sarajevo in 1994, initially named Srpska Opština Novo Sarajevo, after 1995 Srpsko Novo Sarajevo. In 2004 it was renamed Lukavica and then in 2005 to the current name.

Istočno Sarajevo

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The lesser coat of arms of Istočno Sarajevo is gules a cross gyronny argent of azure and argent between in first and fourth a double headed eagle displayed of the third armed, legged and lampased or and second and third a castle triple turetted and cranelated the central higher then the lateral gates of the field. The middle arms is the shield within a golden laurel wreath topped with a golden masoned crown with diadem and four embattlements. The greater arms has the shield topped with the same crown, supporters St. Michael Archangel and St. Gabriel Archangel, clad as roman warriors, with wings displayed, the first holding an upright sward, the second an upright sabre, each holding a flag staff, the first with the flag of Srpska, the second with the flag of Istočno Sarajevo, standing on a grassy compartment above a white ribbon inscribed with the city name. The tripe towered castle is the coat of arms of Pavlović family, medieval lords of the region in which Sarajevo was latter built. The golden crown with diadem indicate the capital city. The flag is a simplified banner of arms: gules a cross gyronny of azure and argent.

The city of Istočno Sarajevo was formed from the parts of the previous city of Sarajevo. It was named Srpsko Sarajevo in 1992 and renamed to the current name in 2003.
The city comprises of six municipalities: Istočna Ilidža, Istočni Stari Grad, Istočno Novo Sarajevo, Pale, Sokolac and Trnovo (RS).

Istočno Sarajevo, variant

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The square flag is prescribed, but sometimes rectangular version is also used.

Srpsko Sarajevo, 1998 – 2003

No flag.

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Prior to the name change the city used the same symbols differing only in the inscription on the ribbon of the greater coat of arms.

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