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Map of the Slavonski Brod and Posavina County.

Slavonski Brod and Posavina County - Communities

Brodsko-posavska županija - općine

1. Bebrina
   • Bebrina, 2000
2. Brodski Stupnik
   • Brodski Stupnik, variant
3. Bukovlje
4. Cernik
   • Cernik, 2002
   • Cernik, ca. 1995
5. Davor
6. Donji Andrijevci
7. Dragalić
8. Garčin
   • Garčin, ca. 2005 - 2022
9. Gornja Vrba
10. Gornji Bogićevci
11. Gundinci
12. Klakar
13. Nova Kapela
    • Nova Kapela, ca. 2000
14. Okučani
15. Oprisavci
16. Oriovac
17. Podcrkavlje
    • Podcrkavlje, proposals 1998
18. Rešetari
    • Rešetari, ca. 2010
    • Rešetari, ca. 2005
19. Sibinj
20. Sikirevci
21. Slavonski Šamac
    • Slavonski Šamac, proposal 2009
22. Stara Gradiška
23. Staro Petrovo Selo
24. Velika Kopanica
25. Vrbje
    • Vrbje, 2004 – 2005
26. Vrpolje

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 1997 are the communities of Bukovlje, Dragalić, Gornja Vrba and Sikirevci are formed.

• Slavonski Brod and Posavina County
• Croatia - Counties
• Croatia

Bebrina

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The coat of arms of Bebrina is azure a border guard argent. It is the soldier from 18th century, when the region was part of the Military Border against the Ottomans in the typicial gear, holding a long rifle. The flag is blue with the coat of arms in the middle, bordered red and blue. The ceremonial flag is a blue gonfalon, triangularly ending, with the coat of arms in the middle, bordered red and blue, above it yellow inscription in two arches OPĆINA BEBRINA and below it flanking the coat of arms an oak branch and three corn ears. The gonfalon is atypically bordered red, and has golden fringe along the bottom.

Bebrina, 2000

The symbols adopted in 2000 differed from the latter: the shield is described as blue bordered red, with a border guard figure, the bottom two fifths are divided with wavy lines into dark blue and yellow, from the latter a fish issuant. In the chief is the sun over which are seen "shadows of wild geese flying". The flag was 1:2 dark blue with the coat of arms in its centre, its hight 2/3 of the flag width. These symbols were apparently not approved by the central authorities.

Brodski Stupnik

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The coat of arms is gules a column argent entwined with a vine branch with two leaves vert and two bunches of grapes or. The column in the coat of arms is canting the name Stupnik. The flag is golden-yellow with the coat of arms in the centre of it. The table flags in use are simplified versions of the ceremonial flag (see under) triangularly ending bordered golden with the coat of arms in the centre, the community name above and branches below.

Brodski Stupnik, variant

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The coat of arms was used, apparently initially, with the vine branch issuing from behind the column - while more recently the design with the branch couped (cut off) near the boom is used, both matching the same formal blazon. The older version is still to be seen in the ceremonial flag, a golden-yellow gonfalon with the coat of arms in the centre, green inscription of the community name in two arches above, green branches of oak and linden under the arms and on either side of it a golden maize ear leaved white in dexter and a golden wheat garb in sinister.

Cernik

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The coat of arms of Cernik is azure two acorns and in chief two keys in saltire with the wards down outwards all or. The keys refer to St. Peter, the patron of the parish, and the acorns are canting since the name of the place is derived from the ancient word cer meaning oak. The flag is dark blue with the coat of arms in the middle bordered yellow. Not one, but two slightly different ceremonial flags are existent, blue gonfalon with three triangularly ending tails and goldfen fringe along tghe bottom, the coat of arms in teh centre, community name in two arches above and oak ornaments in each tail. The table flag is dark blue with the coat of arms in the middle, the name of the community in two arcs above and two coloured oak branches below it.

Cernik, 2002

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The coat of arms adopted initially in 2002 had a single acorn: azure an acorn and in chief two keys in saltire with the wards down outwards all or. The flag was light blue with the coat of arms in the middle bordered golden. The ceremonial flag was dark blue with the coat of arms in the middle, the name of the community in two arcs above and three triangularly ending tails containing ornaments of the oak branches.

Cernik, ca. 1995

Flag unknown.

The embem used by Cernik before 2002 is blue shiled with white castle on a white fringed golden mount containing eight-pointed voided white star, in the red chief dexter white fringed golden enbowed bend with a blue marten.

Davor

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The coat of arms of Davor is silver an anchor azure and a fish (carp) or nainaint in a wavy bar also azure in the base. The anchor symbolizes an important river crossing site (ferry) while riverine fishing is traditional industry there, today in form of fishing festival. The flag is blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it.
While the blazons describe a simple blue bar, the design used shows it wavy. The anchor is also often shown fimbriated golden, but its obviously is an artefact perpetrated trough use.

Donji Andrijevci

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The coat of arms of Donji Andrijevci is azure a tamburica or and argent bendwise. Tamburica is a folk instrument typical for the region. The flag is dark blue with the golden bordered coat of arms in the centre.

Garčin

Flag unknown.

The community of Garčin adopted symbol in 2022. The coat of arms shown on their web site is a red shield with blue base bordred and its chief cotised wavy white with a white castle between a wheat ears and an oak twig. The adopted flag remains unkown.

Garčin, ca. 2005 - 2022

Flag unknown.

The Statutes leave blank the description of the coat of arms and the flag. At least since 2006 a shieldlike emblem was used, on blue background in chief fimbriated with a chequy red and white line a marten proper and in the centre white inscription of the community name surrounded with a wreath of maize ears, topped in dexter with a yellow bunch of grapes with green leaves and in sinister with an acorn proper with green leaves, and bound in the base with a red ribbon inscribed black "Castellum Garchyn" and the year 1474, the first mention of the name in documents. The emblem was not formally adopted.

Gornja Vrba

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The coat of arms of Gornja Vrba is per pale gules and argent overall a willow tree eradicated counterchanged. Willow tree (Cro. vrba) cants the community name. The flag is red with the coat of arms bordered golden in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a red gonfalon ending triangularly with golden fringe, the coat of arms in the centre, the name of the community in two arches above and oak ornaments pallwise in the base.

The community of Gornja Vrba was estalished by secession from Klakar in 1997.

Gornji Bogićevci

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The coat of arms is Gules, issuing from a Stump Or a sapling with two leaves of the same, in chief a Dove volant Argent wings displayed nimbed Or with cross Sable voided. The stump with sapling probably represents the new development of the community after the destruction in war. The white nimbed dove is symbol of the Holy Ghost. In spite of the claim in the Statutes, it is not a historical coat of arms. The flag is light blue with the yellow bordered coat of arms in the centre. Table flags are vertical with the community name inscribed in a line above and two lines below the coat of arms.

Gundinci

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The coat of arms of Gundinci is vert a flat hat sable ornamented with a tricolour ribbon gules, argent and azure. It is the typical folk costume hat from the region. The flag is white with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a white gonfalon ending triangulary with golden fringe, with the coat of arms in the centre, the community name in a arch and a line above and white two oak branches in saltire below.

Klakar

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The coat of arms of Klakar is argent on a mount vert a Croatian border guard stantant with a cap sable feathered argent, jacket azure, trousers argent, boots sable, caped gules and holding in his hight hand a flint gun and with his left hand on a handle of a sabre hanging around his waist. The flag is red with the golden bordered coat of arms in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a dark red gonfalon ending triangularly with golden fringe with the coat of arms in the centre the community name in two arches above and an oak and a linden branch in saltire below.

Nova Kapela

Flag unknown.

The coat of arms of Nova Kapela is azure a church or behind arcades and a monument of the same. The new 2009 Statutes still have no description of the new symbols, only prescriptions that the community has a coat of arms and a flag. That may mean that the new drawing is not yet approved.

Nova Kapela, ca. 2000

Flag unknown.

The coat of arms, as it seems to have been used by the community (apparently seen only in grey tones) pictures a monument and arches that are in front of the entrance to the church in Nova Kapela, with the name of the community inscribed in the white chief. Several version were reported.

Okučani

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The coat of arms is azure a thunderbolt proper. This is the heraldic charge that represents lightning, inherited from ancient symbols of Jupiter. It refers to the Operation Flash (Bljesak) that liberated the region in 1995. The flag is blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a blue gonfalon ending traingularly with golden fringe, the coat of arms in the centre, the community name above in two arches and branches of oak and linden below.

Oprisavci

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The coat of arms of Oprisavci is azure a draw well argent and on a border argent twelve water clover leaves vert. The draw well is of kind named đeram typical for the region. It is said that in the arms it represents symbol of life, traditions and survival of the communiyt settlements. The water clover (Marsilea quadrifolia) leaves represent the characteristic flora of the river bank plains, and specifically refer to the protected landscape Gajna, marshy pastures along the Sava river. The blue of the shield and the flag stands for water. The statutory claim that the coat of arms is a historical one is not true. The flag is blue with the coat of arms in the centre of it.

Oriovac

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The coat of arms of Oriovac is gules a crane argent holding a walnut or. The crane refers to the marshy regions along Sava river, nowdays the fish tanks, and the walnut (Cro. orah) is the reference to the origin of the place name. A crane holding a stone is a heraldic image of vigilance - refers to the history of Oriovac, where the sentries towards the Ottoman empire were held for centuries. The flag is dark red (bordeaux) with the coat of arms bordered golden in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a gonfalon ending triangularly and with golden fringe along the bottom, the golden bordered coat of arms in the middle, the name of the community in two arches above and a branch of vine and three stalks of mais ornamenting the arms below.

Podcrkavlje

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The coat of arms of Podcrkavlje is gules in the base a massoned lime-stove with semicircular doors with flame or issuant and in the chief two arrows argent in slatire with arrowheads downwards. The stove represents the traditional lime production in the area, while the arraws refer to the Berislavić Grabarski family arms (per fess three bends sinistre and two arrows in saltire points to the base), who were among the most important Croatian nability in the 16th century. The flag is red (bourdeaux) with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre. The ceremonial flag is a dark red gonfalon with three rectangular tails , with fringes along the bottom, with the coat of arms in the centre, the community name in two arches above, and oak ornaments in the tails.

Podcrkavlje, proposals 1998

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The coat of arms proposals considered in 1998 included various colouring of the eventually adopted design (with red flames, but also on green background etc.) as well as proposals including a cart wheel in stead of the stove. The flag was considered mostly dark red, but also light blue, yellow or green depending on the coat of arms version.

Rešetari

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The coat of arms of Rešetari is azure seven mulets or, three and three and one, and in chief a royal open crown of the same. The seven stars stands for the seven villages forming the community, the crown refers to the Croatian-Hungarian king John Zapolja (Croatian Ivan Zapolja, Hungarian Zápolya János, ruled 1527-1540) elected by the Slavonian and Hungarian nobility for the king (while Croatian nobility elected Ferdinand Habsburg in Cetingrad). Namelly, one of the villages in the community is Zapolja, where the the dynasty originates from, as was recorded in 12th century.

Rešetari, ca. 2010

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A design with silver crown instead of the golden one is recorded in use on flags in the community assembly, although it must have been produced in error.

Rešetari, ca. 2005

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The previously used symbols of Rešetari showed them is further variations of colour shades, outline colours and size of the arms in the flag.

Sibinj

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The coat of arms of Sibinj is azure a pelican in her piety. The pelican is described 'in her piety' when depicted in her nest feeding her young with her blood, as a symbol of sacrifice and charity, according to medieval legend that she feeds her offspring in such way. Sibinj is known in history for the so called Sibinj victims, the event of 19 February 1935, when the regime police fired upon peasants on a political rally killing 8 men. It was a notable event in the history of struggle for Crotaian national rights between the two world wars. The pelican reminds on their sacrifice. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is light blue gonfalon ending triangularly with golden fringe, the coat of arms in the centre, the community name in two rows above and six wheat ears in saltire with a bunch of grapes and two leaves beneath. The symbols were consecrated on 80th anniversary of the Sibinj victimes, on 19 February 2015.

Sikirevci

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The coat of arms of Sikirevci is or an axe argent handeled maroon bendwise sinistre stuck in a stump issuant from a base vert. The axe (Croatian sjekira, locally sikira) is a reference to the community name. The 2006 and 2009 statutes claim that it is the historical coat of arms of the community, even though it has clearly been devised only in 2004. Also, the prescription on the coat of arms being in the shape of a "shield within a shield" is result of errorneous copying from other statutes (probably from Oprisavci, 2005). The flag is green with the coat of arms bordered white in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a green gonfalon ending triangularly with golden fringe with the coat of arms bordered white in the centre, above it golden inscription of the name of the community and below a wreath of an oak branch and a wheat garb (although according to the statutes, it is simply "green with the wattle [ornament]", although it is entirely dropped from the current statutes).

The community of Sikirevci was seceeded from Slavonski Šamac in 1997.

Slavonski Šamac

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The coat of arms of Slavonski Šamac is azure a ferryboat with a rudder or. The design pictures the traditional wooden ferry as were used over the Sava river in the region, as symbol of Šamac as an important river crossing. The flag is blue with the coat of arms outlined yellow in the centre of it. The ceremonial flag is a blue gonfalon with golden fringe along the triangular tail, with the coat of arms in its centre, the community name in three lines above and golden wreath of an oak branch and a garb.

Slavonski Šamac, proposal 2009

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The coat of arms proposed in 2009 was azure a bar gemmed wavy argent between a sentry tower and a key and a sword in saltire all or. It reprsesnts the traditioonal sentry tower (čardak) of the Military Border period, the wavy stripes represent the Sava river (top) and its branch Saonica (bottom). The key and sword symbolize the patron saints of the community, St. Peter and Paul. The proposed flag was yellow, symbolizing the rich wheat fields and traditional golden embroidery, with the coat of arms in the centre. The ceremonial flag was prescribed the same with black fringe. The design was rejected by the central authorities for its over-complexity.

Stara Gradiška

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The coat of arms of Stara Gradiška is azure a fish nainaint or above a hunting sentry tower on four columns argent issuant from the base. The hunting sentry tower, a wooden structure where hunters wait for the pray (usually boars and stags), refers to the hunting traditions and the fish to the riverine fishing in the Sava river. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms bordered yellow in its centre.

Staro Petrovo Selo

The Statutes of the Staro Petrovo Selo community states that the community has no coat of arms and no flag. The community council adopted some symbols in 2009, which are in the procedure of appruval by central authorities. In 2013 the general prescriptions on the coat of arms and flag were included in the Statutes, but no descriptions, presumably no approval was obtained yet.

Velika Kopanica

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The coat of arms of Velika Kopanica is or a chariot wheel argent inflamed gules. The inflamed chariot wheel refers to St. Elias, usually pictured as riding in an inflamed chariot, the patron of the community. The flag is green with the coat of arms bordered golden yellow in the centre of it, according to the texts of the Statutes and the Decision, however, the actual flags recorded in use by the community have the coat of arms bordered white. Table flags are in shape of ceremonial flag with triangular tail, the community name in three arches above and linden and oak branches in saltire below the coat of arms.

Vrbje

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The coat of arms of Vrbje is or a willow tree proper. This is canting the community name (Croatian vrba = willow). The flag is light blue with the coat of arms in the centre of it. The table flag is in a form of a ceremonial gonfalon, white ending triangularly, with the coats of arms in the centre, the community name above and two wheat garbs below.
The community adopted a decision to order the production of the symbols by a company from Daruvar in 2005, but the symbols were eventually made by Heraldic Art of Rijeka. The 2001 Statutes claim on the historical coat of arms was declarative and had no significance.

Vrbje, 2004 – 2005

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The initially adopted design of the Vrbje coat of arms was or a willow tree proper issuant from a base barry wavy azure and argent. The central Commission found the willow symbolic enough of representing water and suggested removing the waves, that the community agreed on. The flag was the same as the current one, with the previous coat of arms.

Vrpolje

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The coat of arms is Azure, an acorn or between two wheat ears of the same crossed in base. The flag is light blue with the coat of arms in the centre. The elements of the coat of arms picture the most important products of the region - corn and oak wood. The ceremonial flag is of the same design, made of silk, fringed and embroideried. The flag for vertical hoisting is in 1:3 ratio.
The minutes of the Community Council session that adopted the current symbols mention a design that was being considered: the coat of arms depicting an acorn, a wattle ornament and a marten and the flag including these colours and symbols: blue for the sky, green for the plains, an element of the folk costume, an acorn and wheat. The previous Community Magistrate minutes mention the designer, who apparently prepared both designs.

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