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Page created: 14^th August 2000 Last updated: 16^th April 2016
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Map of the Vukovar and Srijem County.

Vukovar and Srijem County

Vukovarsko-srijemska županija

Vukovar and Srijem County - Cities

Vukovar and Srijem County - Communities

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 county should be of a two colours field with the coat of arms in the centre or offset towards hoist. 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 county documents.

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:

Croatia - Counties

Croatia

Vukovar and Srijem County

Vukovarsko-srijemska županija

Seat of administration: Vukovar

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Adopted: 6^th August 1993 Approved: 8^th September 1993 [H]
Design: Dubravko Mataković, academic painter; based on the historical pattern
Approved blazon of arms: [Grb je u obliku štita na modroj podlozi, na kojoj su tri rijeke predstavljene trima horizontalnim prugama jednake širine u srebnoj boji (Dunav, Bosut i Sava), u središnjem dijelu na zelenoj podlozi odmara se jelen sa zlatnim kolutom oko vrata (simbol bogatstva), a iza jelena lijevo raste slavonski hrast (ovo su simboli prirodnog bogatstva ovog kraja).]*
Approved flag description: [Zastava županije je dimenzija 200×105 cm. Zastavu čine uzdužne pruge širine 15 cm naizmjence zlatno-žute i bijele boje. Početne i završne pruge su zlatno-žute. Donji rub zastave je nazubljen (zlatno-žute pruge su duže 15 cm od bijelih i čine rese u obliku kvadrata dimenzije 15:15 cm). U sredini zastave je grb Županije Vukovarsko-Srijemske širine 41 cm, visine 46 cm. Grb je udaljen 32 cm od lijevog i od desnog ruba zastave, a od gornjeg ruba zastave je udaljen 70 cm.]*
Descriptions of arms: Grb Županije Vukovarsko-srijemske u osnovi je povijesni grb Srijemske županije iz 1748. godine. Grb je u obliku štiita na modroj podlozi, na kojoj su tri rijeke predstavljene trima horizontalnim prugama jednake širine u srebrnoj boji (Dunav, Bosut i Sava), u središnjem dijelu na zelenoj podlozi odmara jelen sa zlatnim kolutom oko vrata (simbol bogatstva) a iza jelena lijevo raste slavonski hrast (ovo su simboli prirodnog bogatstva ovog kraja). (Čl. 5, Odluka, 1993; Čl. 5; Statut, 1994.)
Grb Županije je u osnovi povijesni grb Srijemske županije iz 1748. godine. U oblikuje štita na modroj podlozi, na kojoj su tri rijeke predstavljene trima horizontalnim prugama jednake širine u srebrnoj boji (Dunav, Bosut i Sava) u središnjem dijelu na zelenoj podlozi odmara se jelen sa zlatnim kolutom oko vrata, a iza jelena lijevo raste slavonski hrast (simboli prirodnog bogatstva ovog kraja). (Čl. 3, Statut, 2001; Čl. 3, Statut, 2009; Čl. 3, Statut, 2010; Čl. 3, Statut, 2013.)
Descriptions of flag: (ut supra Čl. 8, Odluka, 1993; Čl. 7, Statut, 1994.)
Zastava Županije je dimenzija 200x105 cm. Čine je uzdužne pruge širine 15 cm naizmjence zlatno-žute i bijele boje. Početne i završne prugesu zlatno-žute boje. Donji rub zastave je nazubljen (zlatno-žute pruge su duže -15 cm od bijelih i čine resu u obliku kvadrata dimenzije 15:15 cm). U sredini zastave je grb Županije širine 41 cm, visine 46 cm. Grb je udaljen 32 cm od lijevog i desnog ruba zastave, a od gornjeg ruba zastave je udaljen 70 cm. (Čl. 3, Statut, 2001; Čl. 3, Statut, 2009; Čl. 3, Statut, 2010; Čl. 3, Statut, 2013.)
Sources: "Uhodavanje lokalne uprave", Vinkovački list, 25.06.1993.
"Povijesni grb iz 1748.", Vinkovački list, 30.03.1993.
"Odluka o grbu i zastavi", Vinkovački list, 06.08.1993.
Odluka o grbu i zastavi Županije Vukovarsko-srijemske, 06.08.1993, Službeni vjesnik Županije Vukovarsko-srijemske, br. 4/1993, 11.10.1993.
Rješenje Ministarstva uprave, KLASA: UP/I-017-02/93-01/12, URBROJ: 515-04-03/1-93-2, 08.09.1993.
Statut Županije Vukovarsko-srijemske, 06.04.1994, Službeni vjesnik Županije Vukovarsko-srijemske, br. 4/1994, 23.04.1994.
Statut Vukovarsko-srijemske županije, 19.09.2001, Službeni vjesnik Vukovarsko-srijemske županije, br. 10/2001, 21.09.2001.
Statut Vukovarsko-srijemske županije, 17.06.2009, Službeni vjesnik Vukovarsko-srijemske županije, br. 9/2009, 17.06.2009.
Statut Vukovarsko-srijemske županije, 30.09.2010, Službeni vjesnik Vukovarsko-srijemske županije, br. 19/2010, 01.10.2010.
Statut Vukovarsko-srijemske županije, 21.03.2013, Službeni vjesnik Vukovarsko-srijemske županije, br. 4/2013, 21.03.2013.
Tomo Šalić: "Grbovi i zastave Vukovarsko-srijemske županije i njezinih gradova" in: Godišnjak ogranka Matice Hrvatske Vinkovci za 1995. godinu, br. 13, ISSN 0354-0979 UDK 908, pp. 185-208

The county coat of arms is in general the same as the coat of arms of the Srijem county of 1748 (claims the modern county decision, other sources give the date of grant as 6 June 1747) granted by Maria Theresia: Azure three bars Argent and overall on a mount Vert a deer gorged Or sejant by a tree proper. The three white bars represent three rivers of the region - Donau, Sava and Bosut. The golden collar on the deer is symbol of richness, and the Slavonian oak tree is symbol of natural wealth of the region. In the original coat of arms of 18th century in place of the oak there was a cypress tree (other sources say poplar), while the river-bars were made of wavy lines. The coat of arms was crowned with a golden crown.
The flag is made of seven yellow (golden) and white stripes, with the coat of arms in the middle. The unusual, non-rectangualr shape of the flag, and the difference from the prescribed ratio of flag 1:2, was approved by the Ministry of Administration. The prescribed size of the flag is 105 × 200 cm with square tails of 15 × 15 cm. At least around 2000 the usual horizontal rectangular flag was also introduced in use.

During the time when it was not possible to form the seat of the government in Vukovar while it was occupied, the temporarily seat of administration was set in Vinkovci.
* Note: the official blazon in the Ministry approval was simply copied from county decisions; the approval was granted prior to the establishment of the Coats of Arms and Flags Approval Commission, and unlike the subsequent approvals, it does not contain the heraldic blazon written by an expert.

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