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Page created: 13th October 2000 Last updated: 17th January 2014
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Republic of Srpska - Cities and Communities, part III (J-K)

Republika Srpska - gradovi i opštine

• Jezero
• Kalinovik
  • Kalinovik, ca. 2000 – 2007
• Kneževo
  • Kneževo, ca. 2000 – 2006
• Kostajnica
• Kotor Varoš
• Kozarska Dubica
• Krupa na Uni
• Kupres (RS)

• Republic of Srpska
• Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jezero

No flag.

The coat of arms of Jezero is in a boxing glove shape, blue with white collar in the base inscribed red community name. In the centre the the Otomalj mountain green with a single white stone near the top, in base wavy, and underneath a trout white. In the top dexter diagonally Serb tricolour. In the top sinsiter previously was set the coat of arms of Srpska, but it is later removed. The boxing glove is a hommage to the Kačar family with two world boxing champions in 1980's, and other successful sportsmen in the family. The wavy line represents the Pliva river.

The municipality of Jezero is formed from the parts of the previous municipality of Jajce that was incorporated in Srpska.

Kalinovik

No flag.

The coat of arms of Kalinovik is a shield depicting under the blue skies with a sword and a feather in saltire and snow covered mountains yellow hills and fields of Kalinovik and a masoned two tiered tower between two fir threes in base and in the chief the Serb tricolour, overall the seal of Republic of Srpska, all encircled with a tobacco wreath in a yellow edged blue shield with a red ribbon inscribed with the community name. The flag is not reported.

Kalinovik, ca. 2000 – 2007

No flag.

The coat of arms of Kalinovik used prior 2007 had instead of the Srpska emblem the coat of arms of Srpska crowned with a fleury crown.

Kneževo

No flag.

The coat of arms of Kneževo is per fess dancety azure a sun cross rayonee or between two fir trees issuant vert and argent two ram heads reguardant argent horned or and three corn ears between them and in the base four bandlets wavy azure inscribed 1562, and topped with a ribbon gules inscribed community names between two sun crosses all or.

The community was named prior the last war Skender Vakuf.

Kneževo, ca. 2000 – 2006

No flag.

The previous coat of arms of Kneževo was in a shield depicting white hills under a blue filed, with a double curved barullet also azure encicling a pine cone and underneath two sheeps regardant and a tree log between them, with a red ribbon in the base and topped with a red ribbon inscribed with the community name.

Kostajnica

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The coat of arms of Kostajnica depicts in a shield shape bordered golden in a light blue field a gray fortress in sinister with a bridge fesswise leading to it of the same, above it green mountains with a chestnut fruit brown and leaf reddish brown, above inscribed the year 1258 and in base two chestnut leaves also reddish brown. In the cheif above a tricolour ribbon inscribed the name of the municipality and in the base of the border the name in Latin - Castanowiz. In dexter and sinsiter border there are three gray blocks of stone. Some variations in the shield shape and proportions were recorded in use. The flag is not prescribed, however, a white flag with the coat of arms in its centre is recorded in use. Also a vertical flag with the coat of arms offset towards bottom and a matching table flag.

Until 1992. the municipality name was Bosanska Kostajnica, when it was renamed to Srpska Kostajnica. The previous name was shortly returned in 2004 to be renamed to the current name in 2005.

Kotor Varoš

Flag unknown.

The coat of arms of Kotor Varoš is shield of light blue with golden sun extending rays throughout ensigned with four white firesteels over blue mountains forming a valley with three embowed barrulets and a white disk issuing from the base with two blue barrulets wavy. In the chief of light blue a blue inscription of the municipal name. No flag is recorded or prescribed.

Kozarska Dubica

Flag unknown.

The coat of arms of Kozarska Dubica is in a dark red outlined shield shape, the monastery tower argent masoned and roofed sable infronto of steel mountains and brown ravine fimbriated white on pale yellow sky background and in canton a bunch of oak leaves and acorns dark yellow, in the base a bridgae with three arches and four embattlements over barry wavy azure and argent. It is prescribed that the name of the municipality is inscribed above the shield, but this is often omitted. When inscription appears, it is in two rows repeating the name in Cyrillic over Latin script. The pinnacle of the Moštanica monastery is shown infornt of Kozara and Prosara mountains, the bridge is combined with elements of the Dubica fortress, while the five wavy lines represent rivers Una, Sava, Moštanica, Rakovica and Mlječanica. The flag is not prescribed nor reported.

Until 1992 the municipality name was Bosanska Dubica.

Krupa na Uni

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The coat of arms of Krupa na Uni is in a shield shape, blue with the golden Orthodox cross with four firesteels flanked with two golden branches and two green demi fir trees, from the base issuing a green three peaked mountain with the name of the municipality and two wavy blue lines. From the base of the chief radiating colours of the Serb tricolour and above in golden inscribed the year 1992. The flag is vertical white flag with the coat of arms in the centre and the blue full name of the municiplaity in two rows. Variations in the type of script and colours were noted. The coat of arms and the flag were not fomally adopted.

The municipality of Krupa na Uni is formed from the parts of the previous municipality of Bosanska Krupa that was incorporated in Srpska.

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