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Page created: 16th September 2000 Last updated: 31st 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 Koprivnica and Križevci County.

Koprivnica and Krizevci County - Communities

Koprivničko-križevačka županija - općine

1. Drnje
   • Drnje, 199x – 2000
2. Đelekovec
3. Ferdinandovac
4. Gola
   • Gola, 1995
5. Gornja Rijeka
6. Hlebine
7. Kalinovac
   • Kalinovac, proposal
8. Kalnik
   • Kalnik, 2004 – 2007
9. Kloštar Podravski
   • Kloštar Podravski, 1995 – 1996
10. Koprivnički Bregi
    • Koprivnički Bregi, 1995
11. Koprivnički Ivanec
    • Koprivnički Ivanec, 2001 – 2008
12. Legrad
    • Legrad, variant
    • Legrad, 1994 – 1995
    • Legrad, 196x - 1994
13. Molve
    • Molve, variant
    • Molve, 1995 – 1996
14. Novigrad Podravski
    • Novigrad Podravski, variants
15. Novo Virje
16. Peteranec
    • Peteranec, 199x – 2009
17. Podravske Sesvete
18. Rasinja
19. Sokolovac
    • Sokolovac, 1995
20. Sveti Ivan Žabno
21. Sveti Petar Orehovec
22. Virje
    • Virje, 1994 – 1995
    • Virje, 1994

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 1993 the community of Koprivnički Bregi was formed and also in 1997 the communities of Kalinovac, Kalnik, Podravske Sesvete and Novo Virje, and in 1999 Gornja Rijeka.

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Drnje

1:2

The coat of arms includes thorns as canting: Vert a thorn branch issuant from base with three roses argent and in the chief of the last a wooden boat proper. The flag is blue with yellow bordered coat of arms in the centre. The flag is also used in vertical version. The table flag used is not mentioned in decisions, blue with golden border, with the coat of arms in the centre, the name of the Community above and four corn ears below, ending with a triangular fly, with golden fringe.

Drnje, 199x – 2000

Flag unknown.

The coat of arms used previously depicted among other elements also an anchor.

Đelekovec

1:2

Đelekovec has a historical coat of arms: azure on a mount vert a soldier stantant with a blouse gules, trousers of the first and boots maroon holding in his dexter rised a sabre argent handled or and in his sinister a Turkish head couped. This originates from a seal from ca. 1820 and was shown coloured by Laszowski. The flag is blue with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the centre.

Ferdinandovac

1:2

The coat of arms is Vert St. Ferdinand haloed and holding a flag and sword all or and in base a bar argent. Of course, St. Ferdinand is the patron of Ferdinandovac. The bar in base represents river Drava, and green field around it stands for the fertile plains and rich oak woods of Ferdinandovac region. Ferdinandovac was named after the King Ferdinand V of Hungary/Croatia, a.k.a. Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria, who built the town following then vanguard urbanistic principles
The flag is green with yellow bordered coat of arms in the middle.

Gola

1:2

The coat of arms is still determined by the statutes as Vert within border or an oak-leaf argent in bend. However, the words "in bend" were removed (following their omission in the blazon in the Ministry approval) in the 1996 amendments of the decision on symbols and the vertical version is in use. The oak leave is said to represent the territory of the community between Drava and state border towards Hungary, Gola being one of the rare places where Croatia spreads on the other side of Drava on the whole its way between Međimure and Baranja. Green field and golden border stand for oak woods, pastures and corn fields of the region. The flag is green with the coat of arms in the centre.

Gola, 1995

1:2

The original design as adpted has the leaf set "somewhat in bend". Although the decision on the coat of arms and the flag was amended removing this wording, the statutes still contain the original description. It appears that the coats of arms and flag with the slanted leaf were not actually used ever.

Hlebine

1:2

The coat of arms of Hlebine is vert a rooster or armed gules standing on its left and holding a paintbrush also or in its right leg. The paintbrush is reference to the naive art of which Hlebine is famous world-wide. The rooser is not only the symbol of Podravina region but also a frequent element in the naive art paintings of the Hlebine school. Green field of the arms and of the flag is chosen for fertility of the region. The flag is green with the coat of arms bordered golden in its centre. The ceremonial flag is a green gonfalon bordered yellow ending in three triangularly ending tails with golden tassels, in the centre of it is the coat of arms topped with the name of the community in two lines above and an oak branch and a corn sheaf beneath. Table flags are of the same general design neding triangularly.
The new symbols were consacrated on a ceremonial session of the assembly on 11 September 2009.

Kalinovac

1:2

The coat of arms is or a privet bush vert fructed sable issuant from a mount of the second. The wild privet (Ligustrum vulgare L.) with its characteristic black berries is canting a community name (Cro. kalina). The flag is blue with the coat of arms in the centre bordered white. Besides the prescribed white outline, flags with golden outlined coat of arms are in use, as well. Vertical version of it was also recorded in use. The ceremonial flag is blue gonfalon ending triagnularly with golden fringe with the golden bordered coat of arms in the centre, the name of the community above and with an oak branch and a sheaf of wheat below it. The table flag is a rectangular version of the ceremonial flag with somewhat larger coat of arms.
Before the adoption of these symbols the community used unofficially an emblem ("coat of arms") showing St. Luke, a bull and a house with privet rising from it. This emblem was drawn by Ivan Lacković Croata, renown naive artist from Kalinovac, and while the emblem is not of immidiate heraldic interest, it is among the notable works of the artist, and partial inspitation for the current design.

The community of Kalinovac was established in 1997, seceeding from the city of Đurđevac.

Kalinovac, proposal

1:2

The design shown by the author differs from the eventually adopted design, showing the plant eradicated (i.e. with its roots depicted), without the mount in the base. It is probably a proposal from the earlier stage of the adoption process.

Kalnik

1:2

The coat of arms of Kalink is gules, on a rocky mount argent sticked a sword also argent hilted and pommed or around which are growing two branches of plum tree vert with two fruits azure each. The flag is red with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a red gonfalon with three triangularly ending tails with fringe, the coat of arms in the centre of it, the name of the community above and two vine branches below. The coat of arms red field is lighter then the flag field in the flags. The table flags are of the same general design as the ceremonial flag in rectangular form.

In 1997 the community was formed by secession from the community of Sv. Petar Orehovec.

Kalnik, 2004 – 2007

The community issued a decision on adoption in the official gazette in 2004, but retracted it as an errorneous issue, since it was "adopted was only as proposal" to be given to the central state authorities for the approval. The proposed coat of arms was described as a shield containing a crown, a fortress, a sword, two plumbs and hills, fields and lowlands. The flag proposed was in ratio 1:2 divided diagonally in blue and gray with the coat of arms bordered white in the centre. The symbols were rejected by the central authorities, but served as inspitation for the finally adopted design.

Kloštar Podravski

1:2

The coat of arms shows in a blue shield silver representation of the Holly Family in the Flight into Egypt with golden stars as halos. This is, in fact, a depiction of the statue erected in the centre of Kloštar, but it is not, in spite of the claim in the Statutes (although removed from the last Statutes), a historical coat of arms. The flag is blue with yellow bordered coat of arms in the centre.
At least from 2014 a ceremonial flag is in use, vertical of dark blue damasticated field, with light blue outwards pointing triangles along the vertical borders, with the coat of arms in the centre off-set towards the top and a golden three-lined inscription within an outline in the lower part. The flag field is attached to the crossbar with five rectangular golden segments, the outermost two extending all along the vertical edges. Along the botom six golden tassels.

Kloštar Podravski, 1995 – 1996

1:2

The coat of arms adopted originally in 1995 showed the same figures in somewhat different artistic representation, set atop a silver postament.

Koprivnički Bregi

1:2

The coat of arms is Azure a Scallop Or and in base a Triple Mount issuant Vert. The scallop is called locally Peter's Ear and is an attribute of St. Rocco (St. Roch, Croatian Sv. Rok), the patron of the community. The mounts in base cant the name Bregi. Since 2001 the flag is prescribed in the Statutes yellow with the coat of arms in the centre.

The community of Koprivnički Bregi is established very soon after the reform in 1993 from parts of the city of Koprivnica and community of Novigrad Podravski.

Koprivnički Bregi, 1995

(1) 1:2

(2) 1:2

The originally adopted flag in 1995 had the coat of arms in the canton (1). The ceremonial flag (2) was also prescribed, of the same design, but with swallow tailed fly end. The Ministry, however, approved, the flag with the arms in the centre.

Koprivnički Ivanec

1:2

The coat of arms of Koprivnički Ivanec is Azure John the Baptist pouring water from a bowl over Jesus all argent issuant from the base. This is the detail from a fesco in the Barque church of St. John the Baptist in Ivanec. The flag is blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it. The flag was consecrated on 24 June 2008.

Koprivnički Ivanec, 2001 – 2008

1:2

The coat of arms of Koprivnički Ivanec described in the 2001 Statutes was Argent five Flames Gules. The flag was blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it. The five flames are said to represent five villages comprising the Community, and symbol of the Midsummer night’s bonfires (Midsummer day being celebrated with bonfires as the day of St. John, i.e. Ivan).
These descriptions were dropped from 2006 Statutes and replaced with the new symbols in 2008, that were eventually approved.

Legrad

1:2

The coat of arms of Legrad is the historical coat of arms Azure a fess argent in base a boat proper and in chief a mullet or and a crescent of the second. Such design is shown also in Laszowski, based on the seals from 1862 and 1908. The flag is blue with yellow bordered coat of arms in the centre of it. Table flags are in vertical form, with the white inscription of the community name in two rows, the first above, and the other below, following the curvature of the arms.

Legrad, variant

1:2

Several minor variants of the coat of arms details are in use, mostly differing in the facial details of the moon. The flag of the same darker blue shade as the coat of arms was used during the 1990's.

Legrad, 1994 – 1995

1:2

The coat of arms described in the 1994 Statutes is a variation of the historical design, with the bar set in bend, made of thin stripes, surrounded with thin vawy parrallel stripes representing river, the boat in the bottom and the crescent and star coloured red in the top, with the year 1610 in top sinister and all toped with the inscribed name of the city. The year 1610 is allegedly the year when the coat of arms was granted. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms in its centre.

Legrad, 196x - 1994

No flag.

A coat of arms of Legrad inscribed with the year 1610 is preserved uncoloured depciting a shield with a bend between a boat and a crescent and a star. The shield is toped with a crowned helmet with amntle, from which is issuing a soldier holding a sabre, between the year numberals 16-10. It was reportedly used in 1969, 1971 and 1973 and probably in other times as well. Coloured versions of such design are still in use by various Legrad institutions. (Drawing according to 1971 Glas Podravine)

Molve

1:2

The coat of arms of Molve is Azure over a bar argent a mill house of the same. The flag is blue with white bordered coat of arms in the centre of it. The water mill and the bar symbolize the river Drava and the economic activities linked to it, important for the establishment of Molve.

Molve, variant

1:2

While the design shown above is the one prescribed and shown in the official gazette, the actual coats of arms and flags in use most often include some differences. The window of the mill is usually shown black, and the flags are made without the white outline around the shield.

Molve, 1995 – 1996

1:2

The design adopted originally in 1995 included slightly different artistic representation of the mill and the bar was thin and wavy.

Novigrad Podravski

1:2

The coat of arms is Gules, a Castle with a Tower embattled Argent issuant from a Base Vert and on it a barrulet wavy of the second. The castle is the Baron Scholten Tower, and the wavy line refers to the Komarnica creek, and the green field to the Podravina plains. The flag is white with the coat of arms next to the hoist. The white flag is explained as the colour of Templars. The table flag is a vertical white flag with the coat of arms topped with the community name.

Novigrad Podravski, variants

(1) 1:2

(2) 1:2

The originally adopted flag in 1995 had the coat of arms in the canton. The approved design and then the 2001 Statutes prescribe the coat of arms next to the hoist, but flags with the arms in the centre were also reported in use.

Novo Virje

1:2

The coat of arms of Novo Virje is Azure a St. Joseph's staff maroon fleury with three lilies argent. The flag is blue with white bordered coat of arms of Novo Virje.

In 1997 the community was formed by secession from the community of Virje.

Peteranec

1:2

The coat of arms of Peteranec is gules in a chevron issuant from the base argent a cornucopia, in the chief dexter a key or and in sinister a sword. The flag is white with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a white gonfalon ending triangularly bordered yellow and with golden fringe along the bottom, with the coat of arms in the middle, the name of the community above and below it a white scroll bearing a golden quill.
The symbols were consacrated on the fest of St. Peter and Paul on 27 June 2010.

Peteranec, 199x – 2009

1:2

The previous coat of arms of Peteranec depicted in a white shield a yellow house roofed red over a blue field with three wavy white stripes between green wreath of leaves and in the chief infront of red cheques a yellow key. Thew house depicted is the 19th century company command bulding, today the seat of community administration. The flag of blue with the coat of arms in the centre of it was used.

Podravske Sesvete

1:2

The coat of arms of Podravske Sesvete is azure on a mount vert a chalice or with a host argent and the chief of the last. The designer explained: "The green mount stands for the hill upon the community is located and the agriculture being the prevalent occupation of the inhabitants. The silver chief is for Drava river and the golden chalice with the host stands for sainthood." The flag is light blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it.

In 1997 the community was formed by secession from the community of Kloštar Podravski.

Rasinja

1:2

The coat of arms of Rasinja is the historical coat of arms of the Community, per fess and the chief per pale, the first chequy gules and argent, the second azure three garbs or, and the third gules a mullet or and a crescent argent. It originates from the seal of 1865. The flag is white with the coat of arms in the centre. A table flag in use is white vertical flag with triangular ending, the coat of arms in the centre topped with the community name. Another table flag is white, vertical with the coat of arms in the centre and black inscription of the community name above in a line and below in an arc.

Sokolovac

1:2

The coat of arms of Sokolovac is canting azure a hawk argent stantant on a triple mount vert. The flag is green with the coat of arms in the centre. The Statutes since 2006 prescribe also a silver outline of the coat of arms, although this is not include in the Ministry approval. Flags with such white outline are not recorded in use.

Sokolovac, 1995

1:2

The coat of arms and the flag in the original adoption decision show slightly different shield shape then the one used later.

Sveti Ivan Žabno

1:2

The coat of arms of Sveti Ivan Žabno is vert a rifle erect or between a scalop and a hoe without a handle argent adorsed. For the scalop it is said to represent St. John the Baptist, who used scalop to baptize Jesus. The hoe and rifle represent the local people, who worked the land in peace and in times of war took weapons to become defenders (historical border guard). The green background represents the fertile nature, loyality, fortune and hope. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms in the centre.
Although the official blazon and the description in the decision adopting the design describe the tool as a shovel, the drawing clearly depicts a hoe and the article explaining the symbolic also see it as such.

Sveti Petar Orehovec

1:2

The coat of arms of Sveti Petar Orehovec is sable two lions rampant or reguardant holding a column topped with a valnut also or. The two lions holding a column is the coat of arms from the seal of Gaspar Orahoczy von Orahovicza, vice-ban of Croatia, of 1670. Similar coat of arms was confirmed in 1690 to his son Stefan when he was granted grafschaft. The modern community that developed around their ancient lands ensigned the arms with a valnut (Cro. orah), canting the name of the community. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms bordered red in the centre of it.

Virje

1:2

The coat of arms of Virje is described as: In golden yellow triangular shield bordered red, a red cloak cut per bend. The cloak is St. Martin's cloak, St. Martin being the patron of Virje. The cloak has painted a white cross on the inside and it has a circular clasp on the dexter shoulder. The flag is yellow with the coat of arms set near the hoist. The coat of arms and the flag are consecrated on 11^th November 1994 on the Day of the Community - St. Martin's Day. The flag in the 1:2 ratio was prescribed in 1995.
While Ernečić attributes the design to Ivica, the newspaper article attributes it to Prof. Zdravko Tišljar, an academic painter from Zagreb, both prominent cultural workers of Virje.

Virje, 1994 – 1995

5:7

The flag adopted in 1994 was in a different ratio. The coat of arms was the same as used afterwards.

Virje, 1994

The coat of arms adopted initially in 1994 was gules a staff issuant from the base with two rooster feathers maroon between two eagle wings of the same and border vert. This is allegedly the historical coat of arms of Prodavić, as the place was called prevoiously. The flag was vertical, white with the coat of arms in the centre between a wattle and wheat ears.

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