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Page created: 16th September 2000 Last updated: 30th December 2019
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 Karlovac County.

Karlovac County - Communities

Karlovačka županija - općine

1. Barilović
2. Bosiljevo
3. Cetingrad
4. Draganić
   • Draganić, 2011
   • Draganić, ca. 2002
   • Draganić, ca. 1995
5. Generalski Stol
6. Josipdol
7. Kamanje
8. Krnjak
9. Lasinja
10. Netretić
    • Netretić, 1993 – 1995
11. Plaški
12. Rakovica
13. Ribnik
14. Saborsko
15. Tounj
16. Vojnić
    • Vojnić, 1999 – 2000
17. Žakanje

Since 1993 the Croatian legislation allows the units of local self-government (counties, cities and communities) to have their coat of arms and flag, however these may be legally used only after they are approved by a central state authority. The a flag of a city or community should be of a one colour field with the coat of arms in the centre or offset towards hoist. Some exceptions from this rule are tolerated for the cities with traditional flag established before these rules were made. The coat of arms must follow also a set of rules to be approved. Some cities and communities use unapproved designs nevertheless. See more on the approval dates. Prior to 1993 the coats of arms and flag were not regulated by state legislation.
The official bazon (heraldic descripton) of the coats of arms and descriptions of the flags are according to the approval text of the central state authority, other description according to other community documents.
In the administrative reform of 1997 several new communities were formed split off from older communities, while at the same time the communities of Vojnić and Lasinja were added to Karlovac County, respectively from Sisak and Moslavina County. In 2003 the community of Kamanje was formed from part of the community of Žakanje. In 2006 the community of Skakavac was included into the city of Karlovac.

• Karlovac County
• Croatia - Counties
• Croatia

Barilović

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The coat of arms of Barilović is gules a bend argent between two swords bendwise of the same hilted an pommed or. The swords are included as the symbols of defence, as the community encompasses several historically important defence sites from various wars. The red field of the arms is also the symbol of the struggle for freedom. The silver bend stands for the Korana river. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a yellow gonfalon with three triangularly ending tails with tassels, with the coat of arms in the centre, the community name above in two arches and below branches of oak and fir tree.
There seems to have been another set of symbols prior to 1996.

Until 2006 the community name in the state official gazette is given as Barilovići.

Bosiljevo

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The coat of arms of Bosiljevo shows in blue field stone wall with a white turret and behind it a white square tower. This is heraldrized representation of the castle in Bosiljevo, built by the Frankopan family, with its characteristic turrets. The flag is white with the coat of arms in the centre of it.

Cetingrad

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The coat of arms of Cetingrad is azure a charter argent with five seals gules pendant from it on strings or. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre. The charter is a symbolic depiction of the charter signed on the New Year of 1527 on the Assembly of Cetingrad. At the Assembly the Croatian nobility elected Archduke Ferdinand Habsburg for the king of Croatia. The charter sealed with the seals of the highest Croatian nobility and the Great Seal of the Kingdom (with chequy shield) is among the most important documents of the Croatian statehood and is preserved in the state archives in Vienna.

Draganić

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The coat of arms of Draganić is: azure a pedestal or between a six-pointed star of the same or and a crescent increscent argent and a down-pointing triangle of the second in the chief. The coat of arms appears already in a seal of a noble community of Draganić of 1519, and can be traced from there throuh a large number of documents throughout history. The pedestal or base of seat is a symbol of a site of decision making of a community of free citizens. The triangular shape stands for the divine providence. The flag is bright red with the coat of arms in its centre. The ceremonial flag is a red gonfalon with three triangularly ending tails with golden tassels, with the coat of arms in the centre, the community name above and branches of oak and linded below.

Until 1997, the official name of the community and its main settlement was in plural form - Draganići. The community of Draganić is mentioned already in 1249, but in modern times until 1993 it was part of the community of Karlovac.

Draganić, 2011

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The coat of arms of Draganić adopted in 2011 was azure a pedestal or between a six-pointed star of the same or and a crescent increscent argent and a down-pointing triangle of the second in the chief. The flag was bright red with the coat of arms in its centre.

Draganić, ca. 2002

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The coat of arms of Draganić was modernized graphically in attempt to conform with the modern Croatian municipal heraldic regulations. The design was apparently not popular, and eventually replaced with a combination of the older design and modern simply shield shape (also matching Laszowski design).

Draganić, ca. 1995

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This variant of the coat of arms is based on the versions used in 19th century and especially from the Laszowski's book. The flag was red with that coat of arms in its centre. A ceremonial flag was also prescribed, vertical, red with the golden fringe, the coat of arms flanked with golden oak leaves and acors and arched inscription of the community name below it. It is not confirmed if that ceremonial flag was ever produced (its drawing reconstructed from description).

Generalski Stol

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The coat of arms of Generalski Stol is azure a chevron throughout inverted and in chief a linden leaf slipped and fruited or. The linden leaf refers to the ancient name of the town Lipovac, that was changed in 17th century when it was the seat of the headquarters of the General of the Military Border, Vuk Krsto Frankopan (ca. 1588 – 1652), the father of much better known Fran Krsto Frankopan, in his campaigns to defend the country from the Ottomans. The flag is dark blue with the golden bordered coat of arms in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a blue gonfalon with the coat of arms in its centre, the name above and linden ornament below.

Josipdol

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The coat of arms of Josipdol is argent a heraldic helmet proper with a mantle gules and or and for the crest a wing per fess gules and or a mullet of the last in the first. This is the helmet and the crest of the Frankopan family, princes of Krk and Modruš, once among the most important families in the region. Such helmet and crest are usually set above the shield, which itself would contain the main heraldic emblems, and the use of helmet as a charge in the shield itself is very unusual. The flag is red with the coat of arms in the centre bordered golden.
The ceremonial flag is a red gonfalon with the coat of arms in the centre, the name of the community above and birch ornaments in the three triangularly ending tails with golden finge. The table flag is based on the ceremonial flag, but not entirely the same - red vertical flag ending triangularly, with the coat of arms, name of the community and two branches below.

Kamanje

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The coat of arms of Kamanje is or a conjoined double bendlet wavy azure in the chief a neolitic vase between a mulet and a crescent increscent and in the base seven lozenges, sinister three in bend dexter, dexter three in bend sinister, and one in between, all also azure. The neoloitic vase is found in the cave Vrlovka in Kamanje, the wavy bends symbolize the river Kupa, while the star and crescent are traditional part of the coats of arms in the region. The severn lozenges stand for the seven settlements of the community. The flag is blue with the coat of arms in the middle.

Until 2003 Kamanje was part of the community of Žakanje.

Krnjak

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The coat of arms of Krnjak is argent a corn ear vert between two oxen horns gules and in base four barrulets wavy of the second. The flag is red with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the centre. The ceremonial flag is a light yellow gonfalon ending triangularly with golden fringe, the coat of arms in the centre, the name of the community above and green oak branches below.

Lasinja

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The coat of arms of Lasinja is azure a swallow volant proper and in base a bar wavy argent. The swallow is canting the name of the community. The flag is dark blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a light blue gonfalon with three triangularly ending tails with fringe, the coat of arms in the centre and golden oak ornaments in the tails.

Until 1997. Lasinja was in the Sisak-Moslavina County.

Netretić

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The coat of arms is azure, a masoned bridge argent over two bars or. The flag is white with golden outlined coat of arms in the centre. The ceremonial flag is a white gonfalon with three triangularly ending tails with fringe, the coat of arms in the centre, the name of the community above and birch and oak ornaments in the tails.

Netretić, 1993 – 1995

Flag unknown.

The symbols were adopted in 1993: the coat of arms as used in 1995 included a chequy shield, a bridge, a chapel, and a wheel. Colours assumed. No info on flag details.

Rakovica

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The Community of Rakovica adopted canting arms: Or, a Crayfish Gules (rakovica meaning 'crayfish'). The flag is Bordeaux red with the coat of arms in the centre.
The ceremonial flag is pictured in the attachments to the decision, but it is not mentioned in the text.

Ribnik

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The coat of arms of Ribnik is vert a chestnut branch with three leaves and two fruits or and in chief a fish nainaint argent. The flag is dark green with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it. The fish symbolizes the river Kupa and cants the community name and the branch and green colour stand for the woods in the region. The table flag is in a form of a ceremonial vertical triangularly ending flag bordered yellow, with the coat of arms in the centre, the name of the community in two lines above and an oak and linden branches below.

Until 1997 Ribnik was part of the community of Žakanje.

Saborsko

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The coat of arms of Saborsko is vert bordered argent a church argent with open wooden doors and a distaff belfry and in the chief a mulet or. The arms is showing the old stone masoned parish church with the typical belfry of so called distaff type built in 1726, a cultural monument of the zero category. The star is reminder to the history and the symbol of rulers of the Frankopan family, during whose rule the community is first mentioned in 15th century. The flag is blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it.
The Ministry approval and the 2013 Statutes describe the coat of arms being green with golden border (instead of silver), but this may simply be a casual error, just as the 2010 Statutory decision "forgets" to mention the border and the mullet.

Tounj

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The coat of arms is: azure a silver masoned bridge of two rows of three arches and in base the head of St. John the Baptist on a plate or.
The flag is blue with the coat of arms bordered golden in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag adds the supporters, two lions rampant on an ornamented compartment and a crown; above the crown is the community name and in the tongues oak branch ornaments. The plate on the ceremonial flag is miscoloured argent (white). The table flag is rectangular vertical golden bordered blue flag with the coat of arms in the centre topped with the community name in two arches above and two green oak branches with golden acorns beneath.

The community of Tounj was formed in 1997 from parts of the community of Josipdol.

Vojnić

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The coat of arms of Vojnić is or a boar's head erased sable lagued gules and armed argent. The flag is blue with the coat of arms in its centre. The ceremonial flag is a blue gonfalon with triangular end with fringe, above the coat of arms is golden inscription of the community name in two arches, below an oak and a linden branch.

Until 1997. Vojnić was in the Sisak-Moslavina County.

Vojnić, 1999 – 2000

The coat of arms adopted initially consisted of a shield with a Croatian royal crown, a saw, a mill wheel and two rivers, coloured red, white, blue, golden and silver. No more details are available. It was set in the centre of a light blue flag.

Žakanje

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The coat of arms is: gules, three linden leaves or, on a chief argent a fish naiant gules. The leaves represent the natural surroundings of the linden forests, and the silver chief stnad for the Kupa river. Three leaves stand for the three parts of the community at the time of its adoption: Žakanje, Kamanje and Ribnik. For the red fish it is said to represent the natural heritage and development. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms in the centre of it.

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