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Page created: 1^st October 2000 Last updated: 25^th April 2010
^The FAME is a site devoted to the systematic and scientific study of flags and coats of arms. Such symbols often bear strong political and other messages. Inclusion of those symbols here does not mean that the author supports or approves of the ideas they may stand for.	This site is harvested for the NSK digital archives.

Map of the Lika and Senj County.

Lika and Senj County - Communities

Ličko-senjska županija - općine

Udbina

Vrhovine

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 Donji Lapac, Lovinac, Plitvička jezera (Korenica) and Udbina were moved from Zadar and Knin County to Lika and Senj County. The community of Pag was transferred in opposite direction, and given status of a city.

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:

Lika and Senj County

Croatia - Counties

Croatia

Brinje

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Adopted: around 1995 ?
Source: Flags hoisted in Brinje, 2002. Photo ŽH.
Photo at http://free-gs.hinet.hr/kobac/opcina.htm 19.02.2003

The coat of arms is Azure an hawk displayed proper holding a tower argent roofed gules. The flag is light blue with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle. The tower is representation of the 14th century three-storey Gothic chapel of St. Mary, part of the Sokolac castle around which Brinje was formed. The hawk is canting the name of the castle. Brinje was important medieval fortified city held by Frankopan family.

Donji Lapac

Flag unknown.

Adopted: 2009 ?
Source: Općina Donji Lapac, donjilapac.hr, 04.12.2009.

The coat of arms of Donji Lapac is gules an eagle dispalyed sable armed or and langued of the first.

Until 1997 Donji Lapac was part of the Zadar-Knin County.

Karlobag

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Adopted: around 1995 ?
Source: Tourist Board of the Community of Karlobag http://www.tz-karlobag.hr 19.02.2003
Statut Općine Karlobag, 26.01.2006, Županijski glasnik Ličko senjske županije, br. 1/06, 03.02.2006.
Statut Općine Karlobag, 24.07.2009, Županijski glasnik Ličko-senjske županije, br. 14/2009, 17.08.2009.
“Likovna rješenja službenih grbova odobrena od Ministarstva uprave a na temelju pozitivne ocjene od Povjerenstva za odobrenje grba i zastave”, poster, 4 str, Heraldic art d.o.o. Rijeka (2006.)
Design: Heraldic Art d.o.o. Rijeka

The coat of arms of Karlobag is azure St. Charles Borromeo clead argent with a chasuble gules edged and ornamented with a Latin cross or issuant from a cloud in base holding a cross or in his dexter and a monstrance in front of him in his sinister, crowned also or. St. Charles Borromeo is the patron saint of Karlobag. The flag is blue with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle.

Lovinac

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Adopted: around 2005 ?
Source: Općina Lovinac http://www.lovinac.hr/ 12.07.2006, 04.12.2009.
“Likovna rješenja službenih grbova odobrena od Ministarstva uprave a na temelju pozitivne ocjene od Povjerenstva za odobrenje grba i zastave”, poster, 4 str, Heraldic art d.o.o. Rijeka (2006.)
Design: Heraldic Art d.o.o. Rijeka

The coat of arms of Lovinac is vert a goutte d'eau. Some earlier depcitions shows the variant where the drop is light blue with white "shine". The charge is chosen to represent the wealth of fresh water of which Lovinac in abundant. The flag is white with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it.

Until 1997 Lovinac was part of the Zadar-Knin County.

Perušić

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Adopted: around 1995 ?
Source: Flags hoisted in Perušić, 2002. Photo ŽH.
Road sign in Perušić, 2004. Photo Tomislav Šipek
Design: Heraldic Art d.o.o. Rijeka

The coat of arms is Azure a lion passant or holding a feather argent. The flag is light blue with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle. The ceremonial flag is most probably existent, with branches of oak and linden below.

Plitvička jezera

Seat of administration: Korenica

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Adopted: 26^th September 2008
Source: Heraldic Art d.o.o. Rijeka
Odluka o grbu i zastavi Općine Plitvička Jezera, 26. rujna 2008, Županijski glasnik Ličko-senjske županije, br. 19/08, 23. listopad 2008.
Design: Heraldic Art d.o.o. Rijeka

The coat of arms of Plitvička jezera is over the rocks vert pouring from the chief and flanks multiple waterfalls joining in the base where on a mount also vert is standing a bear rampant gules. The coat of arms in heraldic form pictures the Plitvice lakes with its numerous waterfalls, the national park forming a greater part of the community. The bears are native of the region and also represent the protection of nature. The flag is blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the middle. There is also a ceremonial flag.

Until 1997 the community was administratively part of the Zadar-Knin County, bearing name Titova Korenica.

Vrhovine

Adopted: 19^th March 2002
Source: Odluka o grbu i zastavi Općine Vrhovine, 19.03.2003, Županijski glasnik Ličko-senjske županije, br. 5/03, 28.03.2003.

The coat of arms of Vrhovine is per pale gules a squirrel or and of the second a headgear from Lika gules trimmed and with five fringes sable, in base overall a mount vert. A ribbon in the base bears the name of the community.
The flag is vertical, red with the coat of arms in the middle. The flag edges are yellow. The table flag is equal with additional yellow inscription VRHOVINE in the lower part. It is prescribed also a "car and souvenir flag" of irregular shape 8x15 cm diagonally divided into red field with the squirrel and yellow field diagonally inscribed VRHOVINE. There is also a ceremonial flag that is basically a banner of arms.
All these symbols were not approved by the central authorities and the community is working on their amendments.

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