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Page created: 18th November 1996 Last updated: 26th June 2010
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Slovenia - Communities, part 10 (Med-Mor)

• Medvode *
• Mengeš *
• Metlika °
  • Metlika, 199x – 2005
  • Metlika, 198x – 199x
• Mežica *
• Miklavž na Dravskem polju +
• Miren-Kostanjevica *
• Mirna Peč +
• Mislinja *
• Mokronog-Trebelno #
• Moravče *
  • Moravče, 1994 – 1997
• Moravske Toplice *

Legend:
° communities formed before 1990's
* communities formed in 1995
+ communities formed in 1998
# communities formed in 2006
M civic communities since 1998

• Slovenia - Communities
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Medvode

2:5

The coat of arms is white with blue emblem canting the name of the community that means more or less "in-between waters". The flag is white, vertical, with the coat of arms in the upper quarter and enlarged emblem detail in the lower three quarters.

Mengeš

1:3

The coat of arms is red bordered white shield with two blue hooks interlaced and connected in base. The flag is vertical, divided lengthwise in blue and white with the coat of arms in it slightly off-set to the top and with tails at fly. The arms are based on the 12th century seals of Mengeš lords, interpreted by some as interwoven snakes, by others as fishing hooks. The community took over the symbols of previous Local Community of Mengeš within the Community of Domžale.

Metlika

1:2

The coat of arms of Metlika is based on the medieval seal, showing a tower with two ravens sitting in its base. The ravens are said to be in vigilance watching against the attack of the Turks. The flag finally adopted formally in 2005 is bicolour of white-red-white, the central stripe being three times wider then each of the edge stripes with the coat of arms off-set to hoist, in horizontal and vertical variant.

Metlika, 199x – 2005

2:5 ?

The flag was not prescribed by the statutes, but occasionally a white table flag with the coat of arms in the middle and the name of the community below is reported in use.

Metlika, 198x – 199x

No flag.

The artwork used in late 1980's is shown here.

Mežica

4:7~

The coat of arms of Mežica is light blue shield bordered with grey containing a green disk surrounded with five dark green balls and one crowned and "bearded" golden dot. The central green disk represents the mountain Peca and the five other disks are for five surrounding hills. The golden figure at the top is stylized representation of the King Matias (Kralj Matjaž), legendary king who sleeps in the mountain together with all his army, waiting for the moment to rise and deliver the Slovenian people to freedom. The legend stems from the time of Turkish raids even so far to north. The two crossed black hammers represent mining trade. There was in Mežica lead and zinc mine since at least 15th century. Since the end of 20th century the mining has stopped and the mine is now a museum, a popular tourist target.
The flag is green vertical flag with a black stripe along the (viewer's) left edge fimbriate golden. In the middle of the green field is set the coat of arms.

Miklavž na Dravskem polju

1:2

The coat of arms of Miklavž is a shield divided diagonally in white and greenish blue with waves symbolizing two elements: the land - for Drava field, from the name of the community, and the water - river Drava. In the shield there are symbols of the patron St. Nicolas (after whom the place is named) - a crosier, a book and three golden balls symbolizing respectfully guidance, wisdom and care for those in need. The crosier and balls are coloured earthy yellow. The four regions of the green field made by the waves symbolize the four local communities (the community subdivisions) that make up the community. The flag is of the same light greenish field as in the waves in the coat of arms with the arms which are set in the middle.

Miren-Kostanjevica

1:2

The coat of arms is Or in the base a wall massoned and embattled Gules and in chief two branches conjoined with 11 red leaves. The flag is vertically divided by embattled division in yellow and brick-red. The bricks and the brick red of the flag symbolise the brick industry traditional in the community. The eleven leaves and eleven-fold embattlement division in the coat of arms and in the flag stand for the eleven villages forming the community.

Mirna Peč

2:5

The coat of arms of Mirna Peč is diagonally trierced in bend sinister in green, golden and blue with three red bees overall. Three bees are said to represent the working people of the three valleys that constitute the community.
The flag is divided in three fields, the middle one being square, colours from hoist to fly being green-yellow-blue. Within the yellow field there are the three red bees from the coat of arms.

Mislinja

1:2

The coat of arms is per fess embowed fimbriated and bordered Argent in chief Azure a Mullet Or and in base Vert a Huitfoil Argent. The flag is directly based on the coat of arms, vertical banner divided lengthwise in blue with yellow six-pointed star and green with eight-petailed flower.

Mokronog-Trebelno

2:5

The coat of arms is per pale argent a key sable fesswise conjoined with a vine leaf to the chief and a bunch of grapes azure to the base and gules a dexter foot imprint proper. The flag is lengthwise bicolour of white and red with the full coat of arms set in the centre of it so that its gules part is in the white stripe and its argent part is in the red stripe. (Although the vertical flag is displayed in the documents, the horizontal one seems to be described with white over red, and apparently the coat of arms set sideways.) These symbols were adopted in the community assembly in the first reading but should be confirmed once again. The foot is an ancient coat of arms of Mokronog (usually shown as azure the foot proper), canting for the town name meaning more or less "wet feet". The key and vine elements are thus probably standing for Trebelno.

The community of Makronog-Trebelno seceded from Trebnje in 2006.

Moravče

2:5

The coat of arms of Moravče is canting it previous German name Liliemberg (from "Lilien-burg"): Argent on a Mount Vert a Tower embattled Gules from which is issuing a Semi Fleur-de-lis Azure gorged Or and fleury of diamonds Gules. The flag is vertically divided in blue-white-blue, the middle white field being square and containing the attributes from the coat of arms - the red tower from which is raising the fleur-de-lis. Similar coat of arms was adopted already in 1994, when Moravče was a Local Community within the Community of Domžale.

Moravče, 1994 – 1997

1:3

The coat of arms originally adopted in 1994 is or a fleur de lis fluery issuant from a tower argent on a triple mount vert bordered with red outline. It was used in the centre of a vertical flag divided horizontally into red and yellow and with indentation forming two tails in the base, similar like the flag of Mengeš.

Moravske Toplice

1:2~

The community has not yet adopted any coat of arms, but uses a logo showing a church tower between two hills. The flag, also used without official adoption, is white vertical flag showing the logo in its lower part above the name of the community and edged along the bootom edge with a green stripe gradually lightening into the white field.

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